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عَلِقٌ

Root: علق

Full Definition

عَلِقٌ [part. n. of عَلِقَ: as such signifying Hanging, or being suspended: and clinging, &c.:
2 and] pertinacious; adhering to affairs, and minding them. (TA in art. ذمر.) [See also عَلَاقِيَةٌ.]
3 [Also, as such, applied to a woman, Pregnant: a meaning assigned by Golius to عَلَقٌ.]
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