سليقة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س ل ق (s-l-q) related to applied transformations (smearing, boiling, scolding …). Compare سَلَقَ (salaqa, “to boil, smear, wound, leave a mark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.liː.qa/
Noun
سَلِيقَة • (salīqa) f (plural سَلَائِق (salāʾiq))
- a stew, a brew
- nature, character, instinct
Declension
Declension of noun سَلِيقَة (salīqa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَلِيقَة salīqa | السَّلِيقَة as-salīqa | سَلِيقَة salīqat |
Nominative | سَلِيقَةٌ salīqatun | السَّلِيقَةُ as-salīqatu | سَلِيقَةُ salīqatu |
Accusative | سَلِيقَةً salīqatan | السَّلِيقَةَ as-salīqata | سَلِيقَةَ salīqata |
Genitive | سَلِيقَةٍ salīqatin | السَّلِيقَةِ as-salīqati | سَلِيقَةِ salīqati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | سَلِيقَتَيْن salīqatayn | السَّلِيقَتَيْن as-salīqatayn | سَلِيقَتَيْ salīqatay |
Nominative | سَلِيقَتَانِ salīqatāni | السَّلِيقَتَانِ as-salīqatāni | سَلِيقَتَا salīqatā |
Accusative | سَلِيقَتَيْنِ salīqatayni | السَّلِيقَتَيْنِ as-salīqatayni | سَلِيقَتَيْ salīqatay |
Genitive | سَلِيقَتَيْنِ salīqatayni | السَّلِيقَتَيْنِ as-salīqatayni | سَلِيقَتَيْ salīqatay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَلَائِق salāʾiq | السَّلَائِق as-salāʾiq | سَلَائِق salāʾiq |
Nominative | سَلَائِقُ salāʾiqu | السَّلَائِقُ as-salāʾiqu | سَلَائِقُ salāʾiqu |
Accusative | سَلَائِقَ salāʾiqa | السَّلَائِقَ as-salāʾiqa | سَلَائِقَ salāʾiqa |
Genitive | سَلَائِقَ salāʾiqa | السَّلَائِقِ as-salāʾiqi | سَلَائِقِ salāʾiqi |
Descendants
- → Persian: سلیقه (saliqe, “taste”)
- → Hindi: सलीक़ा (salīqā)
References
- Corriente, Federico (2005), “سليقة”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 550