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طَلَق
labor pains (contractions of childbirth) /tˤaˈlaq/
nounB2#3304 most common
Also: childbirth contractions, freedom, unimpeded state (classical use), one heat or lap in a race (classical use)
Example sentences
بَدَأَ الطَّلَق.
Labor has started.
شَعَرَتِ المَرْأَةُ بِأَلَمِ الطَّلَق.
The woman felt the pain of labor.
ذَهَبَتْ إِلَى المُسْتَشْفَى عِنْدَمَا بَدَأَ الطَّلَق.
She went to the hospital when labor started.
قَدْ يَسْتَمِرُّ الطَّلَقُ لِسَاعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الوِلَادَة.
Labor contractions can last for hours before delivery.
تَزْدَادُ شِدَّةُ الطَّلَقِ كُلَّمَا اقْتَرَبَ مَوْعِدُ الوِلَادَة.
The intensity of the contractions grows as the due date nears.
أَوْضَحَتِ الطَّبِيبَةُ أَنَّ الطَّلَقَ الكَاذِبَ يَخْتَلِفُ عَنِ الطَّلَقِ الحَقِيقِيِّ فِي انْتِظَامِ الانْقِبَاضَات.
The doctor explained that false labor differs from true labor in how regular the contractions are.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | طَلَقٌ | أَطْلَاقٌ |
| Genitive | طَلَقٍ | أَطْلَاقٍ |
| Accusative | طَلَقًا | أَطْلَاقًا |
| Vocative | يَا طَلَقُ | يَا أَطْلَاقُ |
Word family
طَلَاقdivorce
أَطْلَقَto release, set free, fire a shot
طَلِيقfree, released (of a captive)انْطَلَقَto set off, depart, be launched
مُطْلَقabsolute, unrestrictedEtymology
Ṭalaq comes from the Semitic root ṭ-l-q, whose core sense is to loosen, release, or set free. Classical Arabic used the root for freedom and for the release of a bowstring or a runner from the start line. Over time, a specialized noun form settled into everyday medical speech for the body's contractions during childbirth, since they mark the body loosening its hold to release the baby.
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