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عَلاقَة
relationship /ʕaˈlaːqa/
nounA1#260 most common
Also: relation, connection, bond
Example sentences
عَلاقَتي مَعَ أُختي جَيِّدة.
My relationship with my sister is good.
بَينَنا عَلاقَة صَداقَة قَوِيّة.
We have a strong friendship.
لَيسَ هُناكَ عَلاقَة بَينَ المَوضوعَينِ.
There is no connection between the two topics.
تَطَوَّرَت العَلاقات الاقتِصادِيّة بَينَ البَلَدَينِ بِشَكلٍ كَبير.
Economic relations between the two countries have developed considerably.
تَعتَمِدُ مَتانَةُ أيِّ عَلاقَةٍ عَلى الثِّقَةِ المُتَبادَلَة.
The strength of any relationship depends on mutual trust.
رَغمَ تَوَتُّرِ العَلاقاتِ الدِبلوماسِيّة، حَرَصَ الطَّرَفانِ عَلى إبقاءِ قَنَواتِ الاتِّصالِ مَفتوحَة.
Despite the tension in diplomatic relations, both sides were keen to keep channels of communication open.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَلاقَةٌ | عَلاقاتٌ |
| Genitive | عَلاقَةٍ | عَلاقاتٍ |
| Accusative | عَلاقَةً | عَلاقاتٍ |
| Vocative | عَلاقَةُ | عَلاقاتُ |
Word family
عَلَّقَto hang, to suspend
تَعَلُّقattachment, fondness
مُعَلَّقsuspended, pending
عَلّاقةhook, clothes hanger
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ع-ل-ق (ʿ-l-q), which means to hang, to cling, or to attach. A relationship is understood as a tie, something that hangs one party onto another. The same root produces the verb عَلِقَ, to cling or get caught, and the noun عَلَقة, a leech.
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