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مُعَلَّق
suspended /muˈʕallaq/
adjectiveB2#3156 most common
Also: hanging, pending, unresolved
Example sentences
الصورة معلقة على الحائط.
The picture is hanging on the wall.
القرار لا يزال معلقًا.
The decision is still pending.
كان الفانوس معلقًا فوق الباب.
The lantern was hanging above the door.
بقيت القضية معلقة أمام المحكمة لسنوات.
The case remained unresolved before the court for years.
المعلقات هي أشهر القصائد العربية القديمة.
The Mu'allaqat are the most famous ancient Arabic poems.
ظل مصيره معلقًا بين الرفض والقبول، دون أن يُحسم الأمر.
His fate remained suspended between rejection and acceptance, with the matter never settled.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُعَلَّقٌ | مُعَلَّقُونَ |
| Genitive | مُعَلَّقٍ | مُعَلَّقِينَ |
| Accusative | مُعَلَّقًا | مُعَلَّقِينَ |
| Vocative | مُعَلَّقُ | مُعَلَّقُونَ |
Word family
عَلَّقَto hang up; to comment on
تَعْليقcomment, commentary, suspension
عَلاقةrelationship, connection
مُعَلِّقcommentator, sportscaster (one who hangs/attaches remarks)
عَلَقleech, clot
Etymology
مُعَلَّق comes from the Semitic root ع-ل-ق (ʿ-l-q), meaning to hang, cling, or attach. The word is the passive participle of the Form II verb عَلَّقَ, to hang something up or suspend it. This root is not Indo-European, so it has no PIE ancestor; its relatives lie within other Semitic languages.
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