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لاصِق
adhesive /ˈlaː.sˠɪq/
nounB2#4021 most common
Also: sticker, adherent, glue
Example sentences
هذا شريط لاصق.
This is adhesive tape.
استخدمتُ لاصقاً طبياً على الجرح.
I used a medical adhesive on the wound.
وضعتُ الصورة على الحائط بلاصق قوي.
I put the picture on the wall with strong adhesive.
تحتاج هذه المادة اللاصقة إلى وقت لتجفّ تماماً.
This adhesive substance needs time to dry completely.
صنّاع اللواصق الصناعية يطوّرون تركيبات أكثر متانة كل عام.
Makers of industrial adhesives develop sturdier formulas every year.
يعتمد التصاق اللاصق بالسطح على نوع المادة وخصائصها الكيميائية.
How well the adhesive bonds to a surface depends on the material and its chemical properties.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لاصِقٌ | لَواصِقُ |
| Genitive | لاصِقٍ | لَواصِقَ |
| Accusative | لاصِقاً | لَواصِقَ |
| Vocative | يا لاصِقُ | يا لَواصِقُ |
Word family
لَصِقَto stick, adhere, cling
إلصاقthe act of affixing or gluing
مُلصَقposter, sticker
لصيقadjacent, closely attached
لَصوقplaster, adhesive patch
Etymology
لاصِق comes from the Arabic root ل-ص-ق, tied to the verb لَصِقَ, meaning to stick or cling to something. لاصِق is the active-participle form of that verb, so it literally names the thing that does the sticking. Over time it settled into everyday and technical Arabic as the plain word for adhesive, tape, or glue.
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