مغلاق

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the root غ ل ق (ḡ-l-q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miɣ.laːq/

Noun

مِغْلَاق • (miḡlāq) m (plural مَغَالِيق (maḡālīq))

  1. lock, closure
  2. (firearms) receiver, breechblock, breech

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: մղլակ (mġlak)
    • Armenian: մղլակ (mġlak)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مغلاق (miğlak)
    • Turkish: miğlak

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِغْلَاق (miḡlāq, lock).

Noun

مغلاق • (miğlâk) (plural مغالیق (megalîk))

  1. lock, a device which requires a key to be opened
    Synonym: كلید (kilid)
  2. latch, bolt, a fastening for a door consisting of a bar
    Synonym: كلید (kilid)

Descendants

  • Turkish: miğlak

Further reading

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