ملعقه
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مِلْعَقة (milʿaqa).
Noun
ملعقه (malʿʾa, malaʾa) f (plural ملاعق (malēʿiʾ))
- spoon
Usage notes
- As indicated in the transliteration, the syllabic ع (ʿ) may be vowelised entirely for some speakers, yielding malaʾa. It always resurfaces in the plural, however.