ملعقه

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

ملعقه • (malʿ(a)ʾa) f (plural ملاعق‎ (m(a)lāʿiʾ))

  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).
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