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قَلَق
anxiety /ˈqa.laq/
nounA1#583 most common
Also: worry, unease, concern
Example sentences
عِنْدِي قَلَق.
I feel anxious.
أَشْعُرُ بِقَلَقٍ كَبِير.
I feel a great deal of anxiety.
سَبَّبَ لِي الِامْتِحانُ قَلَقاً شَدِيداً.
The exam caused me severe anxiety.
يُعانِي مِنْ قَلَقٍ دائِمٍ بِسَبَبِ عَمَلِهِ.
He suffers from constant anxiety because of his work.
عَبَّرَ الطَّبِيبُ عَنْ قَلَقِهِ إِزاءَ انْتِشارِ المَرَضِ.
The doctor expressed his concern about the spread of the disease.
لَمْ يُخْفِ القادَةُ قَلَقَهُمُ العَمِيقَ حِيالَ تَصاعُدِ التَّوَتُّراتِ في المِنْطَقَةِ.
The leaders did not hide their deep concern over the escalation of tensions in the region.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قَلَقٌ | أَقْلاقٌ |
| Genitive | قَلَقٍ | أَقْلاقٍ |
| Accusative | قَلَقاً | أَقْلاقاً |
| Vocative | يا قَلَقُ | يا أَقْلاقُ |
Word family
قَلِقَto be anxious, to worry
قَلِقanxious, worriedأَقْلَقَto disturb, to make anxious
مُقْلِقworrying, disturbing
Etymology
قَلَق comes from the Semitic triliteral root ق-ل-ق (q-l-q), which carries ideas of shaking, movement, and being unsettled. The verb قَلِقَ means to be restless or anxious. The noun names the unsettled mental state itself.
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