عَلَقٌ
Root: علق
Full Definition
عَلَقٌ
Anything hung, or suspended.
2 The suspensory [cord] of the بَكْرَة [or pulley of a well]; the apparatus of the بِكْرَة, by which it is suspended: and the بَكْرَة [or pulley] itself; as some say; and the pl. is أَعْلَاقٌ: or [in the CK “ and ”] the wellrope and the large bucket and the مِحْوَر [or pin on which the sheave of the pulley turns] and the pulley, all together; so says Lh: or all the apparatus for drawing water by means of the pulley; comprising the two pieces of wood at the head of the well, the two upper extremities of which are connected by a rope and then fastened to the ground by means of another rope, the two ends of this being extended to two pegs fixed in the ground; the pulley is suspended to the upper parts of the two pieces of wood, and the water is drawn by means of it with two buckets by two drawers: it signifies only the سَانِيَة [here meaning the large bucket with its apparatus] and all the apparatus consisting of the خُطَّاف [or bent piece of iron which is on each side of the sheave of the pulley and in which is the pin whereon the sheave turns] and the مِحْوَر [or pin itself] and the sheave and the نَعَامَتَانِ [app. here meaning the two pieces of wood mentioned above, agreeably with an explanation mentioned voce زُرْنُوقٌ,] and the ropes thereof: so says As, on the authority of Arabs: or the rope that is suspended to the pulley: or, as some say, the rope that is at the upper part of the pulley.
3 And The suspensory of a قِرْبَة [or water-skin]; i. e. عَلَقُ القِرْبَةِ signifies the strap by which the قربة is suspended; i. q. عَرَقُهَا: or the thing with which it is tied and then suspended: or what has remained in it of the grease with which it is greased. One says, جَشِمْتُ إِلَيْكَ عَلَقَ القِرْبَةِ [expl. in arts. جشم and عرق].
4 Also [Leeches;] certain worms, or certain things resembling worms, or certain small creeping things, or a [species of] small creeping thing, black, or red, found in water, and having the property of sucking blood, and employed to suck the blood from the throat and from sanguineous tumours: they cling to the حَنَك [q. v.] or to the fauces of the beast when he drinks, and suck the blood: one thereof is termed عَلَقَةٌ.
5 And Clay that clings to the hand.
6 And Blood, in a general sense: or intensely red blood: or thick blood: or clotted blood, before it becomes dry: or clotted, thick, blood; because of its clinging together: and عَلَقَةٌ signifies a portion thereof: or this signifies a little portion of thick blood: or a portion [or lump] of clotted blood: or the seminal fluid, after its appearance, when it becomes thick, clotted, blood; after which it passes to another stage, becoming flesh, and is what is termed مُضْغَةٌ.
def.2 Also [Attachment, as meaning] tenacious love: and [simply] love, or desirous love, of a man for a woman: or love cleaving to the heart; and so and عِلَاقَةٌ ; or the former of these two relates to love and the like and the latter relates to a whip and the like [as will be expl. below under the two words]. [In this sense it is originally an Verbal.Noun, of which the verb is عَلِقَ.] One says, إِنَّهُ لَذُو عَلَقٍ فِى فُلَانَةَ Verily he is one having love, or desirous love, for such a woman: thus made trans. by means of فى. And نَظْرَةٌ مِنْ ذِى عَلَقٍ A look from one having love, or desirous love: a prov.
2 See also عَلَاقَةٌ, first quarter.
3 Also Pertinacious contention in an altercation; or such disputation or litigation. (K. [In this sense it is originally an Verbal.Noun, of which the verb is عَلِقَ. And عَلَاقَةٌ, q. v., has a similar signification.])
4 See also عُلْقَةٌ, second sentence.
def.3 And see عَلْقٌ.
def.4 Also The main [or middle] part [or beaten track] of a road. [See an ex. of the pl. (أَعْلَاقٌ) in a verse cited voce عَمْقٌ.]
2 The suspensory [cord] of the بَكْرَة [or pulley of a well]; the apparatus of the بِكْرَة, by which it is suspended: and the بَكْرَة [or pulley] itself; as some say; and the pl. is أَعْلَاقٌ: or [in the CK “ and ”] the wellrope and the large bucket and the مِحْوَر [or pin on which the sheave of the pulley turns] and the pulley, all together; so says Lh: or all the apparatus for drawing water by means of the pulley; comprising the two pieces of wood at the head of the well, the two upper extremities of which are connected by a rope and then fastened to the ground by means of another rope, the two ends of this being extended to two pegs fixed in the ground; the pulley is suspended to the upper parts of the two pieces of wood, and the water is drawn by means of it with two buckets by two drawers: it signifies only the سَانِيَة [here meaning the large bucket with its apparatus] and all the apparatus consisting of the خُطَّاف [or bent piece of iron which is on each side of the sheave of the pulley and in which is the pin whereon the sheave turns] and the مِحْوَر [or pin itself] and the sheave and the نَعَامَتَانِ [app. here meaning the two pieces of wood mentioned above, agreeably with an explanation mentioned voce زُرْنُوقٌ,] and the ropes thereof: so says As, on the authority of Arabs: or the rope that is suspended to the pulley: or, as some say, the rope that is at the upper part of the pulley.
3 And The suspensory of a قِرْبَة [or water-skin]; i. e. عَلَقُ القِرْبَةِ signifies the strap by which the قربة is suspended; i. q. عَرَقُهَا: or the thing with which it is tied and then suspended: or what has remained in it of the grease with which it is greased. One says, جَشِمْتُ إِلَيْكَ عَلَقَ القِرْبَةِ [expl. in arts. جشم and عرق].
4 Also [Leeches;] certain worms, or certain things resembling worms, or certain small creeping things, or a [species of] small creeping thing, black, or red, found in water, and having the property of sucking blood, and employed to suck the blood from the throat and from sanguineous tumours: they cling to the حَنَك [q. v.] or to the fauces of the beast when he drinks, and suck the blood: one thereof is termed عَلَقَةٌ.
5 And Clay that clings to the hand.
6 And Blood, in a general sense: or intensely red blood: or thick blood: or clotted blood, before it becomes dry: or clotted, thick, blood; because of its clinging together: and عَلَقَةٌ signifies a portion thereof: or this signifies a little portion of thick blood: or a portion [or lump] of clotted blood: or the seminal fluid, after its appearance, when it becomes thick, clotted, blood; after which it passes to another stage, becoming flesh, and is what is termed مُضْغَةٌ.
def.2 Also [Attachment, as meaning] tenacious love: and [simply] love, or desirous love, of a man for a woman: or love cleaving to the heart; and so and عِلَاقَةٌ ; or the former of these two relates to love and the like and the latter relates to a whip and the like [as will be expl. below under the two words]. [In this sense it is originally an Verbal.Noun, of which the verb is عَلِقَ.] One says, إِنَّهُ لَذُو عَلَقٍ فِى فُلَانَةَ Verily he is one having love, or desirous love, for such a woman: thus made trans. by means of فى. And نَظْرَةٌ مِنْ ذِى عَلَقٍ A look from one having love, or desirous love: a prov.
2 See also عَلَاقَةٌ, first quarter.
3 Also Pertinacious contention in an altercation; or such disputation or litigation. (K. [In this sense it is originally an Verbal.Noun, of which the verb is عَلِقَ. And عَلَاقَةٌ, q. v., has a similar signification.])
4 See also عُلْقَةٌ, second sentence.
def.3 And see عَلْقٌ.
def.4 Also The main [or middle] part [or beaten track] of a road. [See an ex. of the pl. (أَعْلَاقٌ) in a verse cited voce عَمْقٌ.]
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