طليق

Arabic

Root
ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb طَلُقَ (ṭaluqa, to set loose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.liːq/

Adjective

طَلِيق • (ṭalīq) (feminine طَلِيقَة (ṭalīqa), masculine plural طَلِيقُون (ṭalīqūn) or طُلَقَاء (ṭulaqāʔ), feminine plural طَلِيقَات (ṭalīqāt))

  1. (general) let loose, not constrained
  2. eloquent (when used with لِسَان (lisān))
    طَلِيق اللِّسَانṭalīq al-lisāneloquent
  3. cheerful (when used with وَجْه (wajh))
    طَلِيق الوَجْهṭalīq al-wajhhaving a cheerful face
    لا تَحقِرَنَّ مِنَ المَعْرُوف شَيْئًا، وَلَو أنْ تَلقَى أخَاكَ بوجهٍ طليقٍ
    Do not belittle any good deed, even your meeting with your brother with a cheerful face
  4. (chemistry) free (element) (not combined with or bonded to other elements.)
    عُنْصُر طَلِيقʕunṣur ṭalīqa free element
  5. (war) released, freed (prisoner)
    اذْهَبُوا فَأَنْتُمْ الطُّلَقَاءُGo, you are free

Declension

Noun

طَلِيق • (ṭalīq) m (plural طَلِيقُونَ (ṭalīqūna), feminine طَلِيقَة (ṭalīqa))

  1. divorcee (of someone)
    طَلِيقَة عَمْرْو دِيَابṭalīqa(t) ʕamrw diyābAmr Diab's divorcee

Declension

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