سليقة

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ل ق (s-l-q) related to applied transformations (smearing, boiling, scolding …). Compare سَلَقَ (salaqa, to boil, smear, wound, leave a mark).

Pronunciation

Noun

سَلِيقَة (salīqaf (plural سَلَائِق (salāʔiq))

  1. a stew, a brew
  2. nature, character, instinct, natural disposition

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: səliqə
  • Lishana Deni: סליקא (saliqa, tune of prayer)
  • Persian: سلیقه (saliqe, taste)
  • Ottoman Turkish: سلیقه (selîka)
  • Swahili: silika

References

  • Corriente, Federico (2005) “سليقة”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 550