تعلق

See also: تغلف and تغلق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ل ق (ʕ l q)
10 terms

Compare عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, “to be suspended, (intransitive) to hang”).

Verb

تَعَلَّقَ • (taʕallaqa) V (non-past يَتَعَلَّقُ (yataʕallaqu), verbal noun تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq))

to be suspended, to hang (بِ (bi) from)
to depend (بِ (bi) on)
to be attached (بِ (bi) to)
to be related (بِ (bi) to)
إِذَا كَانَ لَدَيْكَ أَيُّ طَلَبَاتٍ أُخْرَى تَتَعَلَّقُ بِٱللُّغَةِ أَوْ أَيُّ اِسْتِفْسَارَاتٍ، فَلَا تَتَرَدَّدْ فِي طَرْحِهَا.
ʔiḏā kāna ladayka ʔayyu ṭalabātin ʔuḵrā tataʕallaqu bi-l-luḡati ʔaw ʔayyu istifsārātin, falā tataraddad fī ṭarḥihā.
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to adhere firmly (بِ (bi) to)
to be devoted (بِ (bi) to)
to fall in love (بِ (bi) with)
to tie (an amulet, etc.) around one's neck
to do (something) superficially, to slur over
to put forth roots

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَعَلَّقَ** (V, sound, full passive (?), verbal noun **تَعَلُّق**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَعَلُّق taʕalluq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَعَلِّق mutaʕalliq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَعَلَّق mutaʕallaq
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَلَّقْتُ taʕallaqtu	تَعَلَّقْتَ taʕallaqta	تَعَلَّقَ taʕallaqa	تَعَلَّقْتُمَا taʕallaqtumā	تَعَلَّقَا taʕallaqā	تَعَلَّقْنَا taʕallaqnā	تَعَلَّقْتُمْ taʕallaqtum	تَعَلَّقُوا taʕallaqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَعَلَّقْتُ taʕallaqtu	تَعَلَّقْتِ taʕallaqti	تَعَلَّقَتْ taʕallaqat	تَعَلَّقْتُمَا taʕallaqtumā	تَعَلَّقَتَا taʕallaqatā	تَعَلَّقْنَا taʕallaqnā	تَعَلَّقْتُنَّ taʕallaqtunna	تَعَلَّقْنَ taʕallaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَلَّقُ ʔataʕallaqu	تَتَعَلَّقُ tataʕallaqu	يَتَعَلَّقُ yataʕallaqu	تَتَعَلَّقَانِ tataʕallaqāni	يَتَعَلَّقَانِ yataʕallaqāni	نَتَعَلَّقُ nataʕallaqu	تَتَعَلَّقُونَ tataʕallaqūna	يَتَعَلَّقُونَ yataʕallaqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَعَلَّقُ ʔataʕallaqu	تَتَعَلَّقِينَ tataʕallaqīna	تَتَعَلَّقُ tataʕallaqu	تَتَعَلَّقَانِ tataʕallaqāni	تَتَعَلَّقَانِ tataʕallaqāni	نَتَعَلَّقُ nataʕallaqu	تَتَعَلَّقْنَ tataʕallaqna	يَتَعَلَّقْنَ yataʕallaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَلَّقَ ʔataʕallaqa	تَتَعَلَّقَ tataʕallaqa	يَتَعَلَّقَ yataʕallaqa	تَتَعَلَّقَا tataʕallaqā	يَتَعَلَّقَا yataʕallaqā	نَتَعَلَّقَ nataʕallaqa	تَتَعَلَّقُوا tataʕallaqū	يَتَعَلَّقُوا yataʕallaqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَعَلَّقَ ʔataʕallaqa	تَتَعَلَّقِي tataʕallaqī	تَتَعَلَّقَ tataʕallaqa	تَتَعَلَّقَا tataʕallaqā	تَتَعَلَّقَا tataʕallaqā	نَتَعَلَّقَ nataʕallaqa	تَتَعَلَّقْنَ tataʕallaqna	يَتَعَلَّقْنَ yataʕallaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَلَّقْ ʔataʕallaq	تَتَعَلَّقْ tataʕallaq	يَتَعَلَّقْ yataʕallaq	تَتَعَلَّقَا tataʕallaqā	يَتَعَلَّقَا yataʕallaqā	نَتَعَلَّقْ nataʕallaq	تَتَعَلَّقُوا tataʕallaqū	يَتَعَلَّقُوا yataʕallaqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَعَلَّقْ ʔataʕallaq	تَتَعَلَّقِي tataʕallaqī	تَتَعَلَّقْ tataʕallaq	تَتَعَلَّقَا tataʕallaqā	تَتَعَلَّقَا tataʕallaqā	نَتَعَلَّقْ nataʕallaq	تَتَعَلَّقْنَ tataʕallaqna	يَتَعَلَّقْنَ yataʕallaqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَلَّقْ taʕallaq		تَعَلَّقَا taʕallaqā			تَعَلَّقُوا taʕallaqū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَعَلَّقِي taʕallaqī		تَعَلَّقَا taʕallaqā			تَعَلَّقْنَ taʕallaqna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُعُلِّقْتُ tuʕulliqtu	تُعُلِّقْتَ tuʕulliqta	تُعُلِّقَ tuʕulliqa	تُعُلِّقْتُمَا tuʕulliqtumā	تُعُلِّقَا tuʕulliqā	تُعُلِّقْنَا tuʕulliqnā	تُعُلِّقْتُمْ tuʕulliqtum	تُعُلِّقُوا tuʕulliqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تُعُلِّقْتُ tuʕulliqtu	تُعُلِّقْتِ tuʕulliqti	تُعُلِّقَتْ tuʕulliqat	تُعُلِّقْتُمَا tuʕulliqtumā	تُعُلِّقَتَا tuʕulliqatā	تُعُلِّقْنَا tuʕulliqnā	تُعُلِّقْتُنَّ tuʕulliqtunna	تُعُلِّقْنَ tuʕulliqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَعَلَّقُ ʔutaʕallaqu	تُتَعَلَّقُ tutaʕallaqu	يُتَعَلَّقُ yutaʕallaqu	تُتَعَلَّقَانِ tutaʕallaqāni	يُتَعَلَّقَانِ yutaʕallaqāni	نُتَعَلَّقُ nutaʕallaqu	تُتَعَلَّقُونَ tutaʕallaqūna	يُتَعَلَّقُونَ yutaʕallaqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُتَعَلَّقُ ʔutaʕallaqu	تُتَعَلَّقِينَ tutaʕallaqīna	تُتَعَلَّقُ tutaʕallaqu	تُتَعَلَّقَانِ tutaʕallaqāni	تُتَعَلَّقَانِ tutaʕallaqāni	نُتَعَلَّقُ nutaʕallaqu	تُتَعَلَّقْنَ tutaʕallaqna	يُتَعَلَّقْنَ yutaʕallaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَعَلَّقَ ʔutaʕallaqa	تُتَعَلَّقَ tutaʕallaqa	يُتَعَلَّقَ yutaʕallaqa	تُتَعَلَّقَا tutaʕallaqā	يُتَعَلَّقَا yutaʕallaqā	نُتَعَلَّقَ nutaʕallaqa	تُتَعَلَّقُوا tutaʕallaqū	يُتَعَلَّقُوا yutaʕallaqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُتَعَلَّقَ ʔutaʕallaqa	تُتَعَلَّقِي tutaʕallaqī	تُتَعَلَّقَ tutaʕallaqa	تُتَعَلَّقَا tutaʕallaqā	تُتَعَلَّقَا tutaʕallaqā	نُتَعَلَّقَ nutaʕallaqa	تُتَعَلَّقْنَ tutaʕallaqna	يُتَعَلَّقْنَ yutaʕallaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَعَلَّقْ ʔutaʕallaq	تُتَعَلَّقْ tutaʕallaq	يُتَعَلَّقْ yutaʕallaq	تُتَعَلَّقَا tutaʕallaqā	يُتَعَلَّقَا yutaʕallaqā	نُتَعَلَّقْ nutaʕallaq	تُتَعَلَّقُوا tutaʕallaqū	يُتَعَلَّقُوا yutaʕallaqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُتَعَلَّقْ ʔutaʕallaq	تُتَعَلَّقِي tutaʕallaqī	تُتَعَلَّقْ tutaʕallaq	تُتَعَلَّقَا tutaʕallaqā	تُتَعَلَّقَا tutaʕallaqā	نُتَعَلَّقْ nutaʕallaq	تُتَعَلَّقْنَ tutaʕallaqna	يُتَعَلَّقْنَ yutaʕallaqna

References

Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “تعلق”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “علق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

تَعَلُّق • (taʕalluq) m

verbal noun of تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun **تَعَلُّق** (taʕalluq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَعَلُّق taʕalluq	التَّعَلُّق at-taʕalluq	تَعَلُّق taʕalluq
nominative	تَعَلُّقٌ taʕalluqun	التَّعَلُّقُ at-taʕalluqu	تَعَلُّقُ taʕalluqu
accusative	تَعَلُّقًا taʕalluqan	التَّعَلُّقَ at-taʕalluqa	تَعَلُّقَ taʕalluqa
genitive	تَعَلُّقٍ taʕalluqin	التَّعَلُّقِ at-taʕalluqi	تَعَلُّقِ taʕalluqi

Descendants

→ Classical Persian: تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
- Gujarati: તાલુકો (tāluko)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: ताल्लुक़ (tālluq)
  Urdu: تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਤੱਲਕ (tallak)
  Shahmukhi script: تَعلَّق (tallaq)
→ Malay: takluk
- Indonesian: takluk
→ Uyghur: تەئەللۇق (te'elluq)

Etymology 3

Verb

تعلق (form I)

تَعْلَقُ (taʕlaqu) /taʕ.la.qu/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُعْلَقُ (tuʕlaqu) /tuʕ.la.qu/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) and عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
تَعْلَقَ (taʕlaqa) /taʕ.la.qa/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُعْلَقَ (tuʕlaqa) /tuʕ.la.qa/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) and عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
تَعْلَقْ (taʕlaq) /taʕ.laq/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
تُعْلَقْ (tuʕlaq) /tuʕ.laq/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) and عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive
تَعْلُقُ (taʕluqu) /taʕ.lu.qu/: inflection of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تَعْلُقَ (taʕluqa) /taʕ.lu.qa/: inflection of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تَعْلُقْ (taʕluq) /taʕ.luq/: inflection of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تعلق (form II)

تُعَلِّقُ (tuʕalliqu) /tu.ʕal.li.qu/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُعَلَّقُ (tuʕallaqu) /tu.ʕal.la.qu/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
تُعَلِّقَ (tuʕalliqa) /tu.ʕal.li.qa/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُعَلَّقَ (tuʕallaqa) /tu.ʕal.la.qa/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
تُعَلِّقْ (tuʕalliq) /tu.ʕal.liq/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
تُعَلَّقْ (tuʕallaq) /tu.ʕal.laq/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.ʔal.ˈluq/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	ta'alluq
Dari reading^?	ta'alluq
Iranian reading^?	ta'alloġ
Tajik reading^?	ta'alluq

Noun

تعلق • (ta'alloq)

belonging, attachment, dependence, connection
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی , volume I, verse 2661:
  کاین تعلق چیست با این خاکمان / چون سرشت ما بده ست از آسمان
  k-īn ta'alluq čīst bā īn xākimān / čūn sirist-i mā buda-st az āsmān
  Marvelling what connexion we had with this dust, inasmuch as our nature is of heaven.
concern
possession

Descendants

Gujarati: તાલુકો (tāluko)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ताल्लुक़ (tālluq)

Urdu: تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਤੱਲਕ (tallak)

Shahmukhi script: تَعلَّق (tallaq)

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تعلق”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ق
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʕal.laʔ/,
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

تعلّق • (tʕallaʔ) V (present بتعلّق (bitʕallaʔ))

to hold on, to latch on, to cling to
to depend
Synonym: توقّف (twaʔʔaf)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تعلق**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	تعلّقت (tʕallaʔt)	تعلّقت (tʕallaʔt)	تعلّق (tʕallaʔ)	تعلّقنا (tʕallaʔna)	تعلّقتو (tʕallaʔtu)	تعلّقو (tʕallaʔu)
past	f	تعلّقت (tʕallaʔt)	تعلّقتي (tʕallaʔti)	تعلّقت (tʕallaʔat)	تعلّقنا (tʕallaʔna)	تعلّقتو (tʕallaʔtu)	تعلّقو (tʕallaʔu)
present	m	بتعلّق (batʕallaʔ)	بتتعلّق (btitʕallaʔ)	بتعلّق (bitʕallaʔ)	منتعلّق (mnitʕallaʔ)	بتتعلّقو (btitʕallaʔu)	بتعلّقو (bitʕallaʔu)
present	f	بتعلّق (batʕallaʔ)	بتتعلّقي (btitʕallaʔi)	بتتعلّق (btitʕallaʔ)	منتعلّق (mnitʕallaʔ)	بتتعلّقو (btitʕallaʔu)	بتعلّقو (bitʕallaʔu)
subjunctive	m	اتعلّق (atʕallaʔ)	تتعلّق (titʕallaʔ)	يتعلّق (yitʕallaʔ)	نتعلّق (nitʕallaʔ)	تتعلّقو (titʕallaʔu)	يتعلّقو (yitʕallaʔu)
subjunctive	f	اتعلّق (atʕallaʔ)	تتعلّقي (titʕallaʔi)	تتعلّق (titʕallaʔ)	نتعلّق (nitʕallaʔ)	تتعلّقو (titʕallaʔu)	يتعلّقو (yitʕallaʔu)
imperative	m		تعلّق (tʕallaʔ)			تعلّقو (tʕallaʔu)
imperative	f		تعلّقي (tʕallaʔi)			تعلّقو (tʕallaʔu)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)bor.

Classical Persian (ta'alluq)bor.

Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq). First attested in c. 1582 as Middle Hindi تعلق (t'lq /⁠ta'alluq⁠/).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ʔəl.lʊq/,
(Punjabic Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əl.ləq/,
Rhymes: -ʊq
Hyphenation: تَعَ‧لُّق

Noun

تَعَلُّق • (ta'alluq) m (formal plural تَعَلُّقات (ta'alluqāt), Hindi spelling ताल्लुक़)

relation, connection
relationship
acquaintance, association (often illicit relationships)

Declension

Declension of **تعلق**
	singular	plural
direct	تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)	تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
oblique	تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)	تَعَلُّقوں (ta'alluqõ)
vocative	تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)	تَعَلُّقو (ta'alluqo)

References

^ “تعلق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

تعلق

Arabic

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

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Etymology 3

Verb

Etymology 4

Verb

Persian

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Noun

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South Levantine Arabic

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Urdu

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