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أَلَق
sparkle (brilliance, glow) /ˈʔa.laq/
nounB2#3330 most common
Also: brilliance, gleam, charisma
Example sentences
أَلَقُ القَمَرِ جَميلٌ.
The moon's glow is beautiful.
رَأَيْتُ أَلَقًا في عَينَيها.
I saw a sparkle in her eyes.
يَتَمَيَّزُ هذا المُمَثِّلُ بِأَلَقٍ خاصٍّ عَلى المَسْرَحِ.
This actor stands out with a special brilliance on stage.
أَضاءَ أَلَقُ النُّجومِ السَّماءَ لَيْلَةَ الحَفْلِ.
The stars' sparkle lit up the sky on the night of the party.
رَغْمَ مُرورِ السِّنينَ، لَم يَفْقِدْ أَلَقُ صَوْتِها تَأْثيرَهُ عَلى الجُمْهورِ.
Despite the passing years, the brilliance of her voice has not lost its effect on the audience.
يَسْتَمِدُّ العَمَلُ الفَنِّيُّ أَلَقَهُ مِن قُدرَتِهِ عَلى مُزاوَجَةِ الأَصالَةِ بِالحَداثَةِ، لا مِن بَريقٍ سَطْحِيٍّ عابِر.
The artwork draws its brilliance from its ability to pair authenticity with modernity, not from a fleeting surface shine.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَلَقٌ | None |
| Genitive | أَلَقٍ | None |
| Accusative | أَلَقًا | None |
| Vocative | أَلَقُ | None |
Word family
تَأَلُّقradiance, brilliance
يَتَأَلَّقto shine, sparkle, excel
مُتَأَلِّقshining, brilliant, radiant
أَلاَّقvery glittering, sparkling
Etymology
أَلَق comes from the native Arabic triliteral root ء-ل-ق, which describes the flicker or gleam of light, especially the quick shine of lightning. Classical dictionaries pair it with بريق ولمعان, brightness and glitter. Over time writers extended it from physical light to a person's charisma or an artwork's brilliance, a sense common in today's press and criticism.
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