*ʕVlaḳ-: 'to hang (on), cling, adhere'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʕVlaḳ-
Meaning'to hang (on), cling, adhere'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Mehriālēḳ (Rubin 2018 822); ātlǝḳ; ātǝlūḳ (Rubin 2018 129)Rubin 2018 822; Rubin 2018 129gloss withheld
Arabicʿaliqa bihi (Lane 2132); ʿallaqahu (Lane 2133); ʿlq [-a-] (HSED 1062)Lane 2132; Lane 2133; HSED 1062gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicpa. ʿallaq 'to stick, adhere; be attached' (Payne Smith 416)Payne Smith 416
Harsusiʿayleq (HSED 1062)HSED 1062gloss withheld

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Notes

Lane 2134 sets ʿalaq 'leeches' and 'clotted blood' ("because of its clinging together") under the verb: 2130 *ʕala/ūḳ(-at)- 'leech', 153 *ʕalaḳ- 'coagulated blood'.

Updated 26 October 2026

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