تملق

Arabic

Root
م ل ق (m-l-q)

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ta.mal.la.qa/

Verb

تَمَلَّقَ • (tamallaqa) V, non-past يَتَمَلَّقُ‎ (yatamallaqu)

  1. to suck up, to butter up, to coax, to fawn, to kowtow
  2. to schmooze
  3. to flatter
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ta.mal.luq/

Noun

تَمَلُّق • (tamalluq) m (plural تَمَلُّقَات (tamalluqāt))

  1. verbal noun of تَمَلَّق (tamallaq) (form V)
  2. suck up, coaxing
  3. schmoozing
  4. flattery
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: تَمَلُّق (tamalloq)
  • Urdu: تمَلّق (tamalluq)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic تَمَلُّق (tamalluq).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.mäl.lʊq]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.mäl.lʊq]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.mäl.luq]

Readings
Classical reading? tamalluq
Dari reading? tamalluq
Iranian reading? tamalloğ
Tajik reading? tamalluq

Noun

تملق • (tamalloq)

  1. flattery

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic.

Pronunciation

Noun

تملق • (tamalluq) f (Hindi spelling तमल्लुक़)

  1. flattery, cajoling, blandishment, blarney
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