ملعقة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ل ع ق (l ʕ q)
2 terms

Tool noun derived from لَعِقَ (laʕiqa, “to lick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mil.ʕa.qa/

Noun

مِلْعَقَة • (milʕaqa) f (plural مَلَاعِق (malāʕiq) or مِلْعَقَات (milʕaqāt))

1. spoon
2. skimmer

Declension

Declension of noun مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلْعَقَة milʕaqa	الْمِلْعَقَة al-milʕaqa	مِلْعَقَة milʕaqat
Nominative	مِلْعَقَةٌ milʕaqatun	الْمِلْعَقَةُ al-milʕaqatu	مِلْعَقَةُ milʕaqatu
Accusative	مِلْعَقَةً milʕaqatan	الْمِلْعَقَةَ al-milʕaqata	مِلْعَقَةَ milʕaqata
Genitive	مِلْعَقَةٍ milʕaqatin	الْمِلْعَقَةِ al-milʕaqati	مِلْعَقَةِ milʕaqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلْعَقَتَيْن milʕaqatayn	الْمِلْعَقَتَيْن al-milʕaqatayn	مِلْعَقَتَيْ milʕaqatay
Nominative	مِلْعَقَتَانِ milʕaqatāni	الْمِلْعَقَتَانِ al-milʕaqatāni	مِلْعَقَتَا milʕaqatā
Accusative	مِلْعَقَتَيْنِ milʕaqatayni	الْمِلْعَقَتَيْنِ al-milʕaqatayni	مِلْعَقَتَيْ milʕaqatay
Genitive	مِلْعَقَتَيْنِ milʕaqatayni	الْمِلْعَقَتَيْنِ al-milʕaqatayni	مِلْعَقَتَيْ milʕaqatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَاعِق‎; مِلْعَقَات malāʕiq‎; milʕaqāt	الْمَلَاعِق‎; الْمِلْعَقَات al-malāʕiq‎; al-milʕaqāt	مَلَاعِق‎; مِلْعَقَات malāʕiq‎; milʕaqāt
Nominative	مَلَاعِقُ‎; مِلْعَقَاتٌ malāʕiqu‎; milʕaqātun	الْمَلَاعِقُ‎; الْمِلْعَقَاتُ al-malāʕiqu‎; al-milʕaqātu	مَلَاعِقُ‎; مِلْعَقَاتُ malāʕiqu‎; milʕaqātu
Accusative	مَلَاعِقَ‎; مِلْعَقَاتٍ malāʕiqa‎; milʕaqātin	الْمَلَاعِقَ‎; الْمِلْعَقَاتِ al-malāʕiqa‎; al-milʕaqāti	مَلَاعِقَ‎; مِلْعَقَاتِ malāʕiqa‎; milʕaqāti
Genitive	مَلَاعِقَ‎; مِلْعَقَاتٍ malāʕiqa‎; milʕaqātin	الْمَلَاعِقِ‎; الْمِلْعَقَاتِ al-malāʕiqi‎; al-milʕaqāti	مَلَاعِقِ‎; مِلْعَقَاتِ malāʕiqi‎; milʕaqāti

Descendants

• Maltese: milgħaqa
• Persian: ملاقه

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ملعقة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ل ع ق
1 term

مِلْعَقة

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mil.ʕaɡa/, [mɪlʕaɡa]

Noun

مِلْعَقَة • (milʕaga) f (plural مَلاعِق (malāʕig))

1. spoon

   Synonym: (obsolete) خاشوقة (ḵāšūga)

See also

• مِغْرَفة (miḡrafa, “ladle”)

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• معلقة (maʕl(a)ʔa), ملقعة (malʔ(a)ʕa), ملقة (mal(a)ʕa), ملعة (mal(a)ʕa)

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْعَقة (milʕaqa).

Noun

ملعقة • (malʕ(a)ʔa) f (plural ملاعق (m(a)lāʕiʔ))

1. spoon

Usage notes

• As indicated in the alternative forms, many variants exist. The plural of a variant may remain ملاعق (m(a)lāʕiʔ), or it may be a logical broken plural like ملاقع (m(a)lāʔiʕ) or معالق (m(a)ʕāliʔ) derived from the singular form, or it may be a regular suffixed plural like ملقات (m(a)laʔāt) or ملقات (m(a)laʕāt).