Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

سَلِيقَة (salīqaf (plural سَلَائِق (salāʔiq))

  1. a stew, a brew
  2. nature, character, instinct

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Lishana Deni: סליקא (saliqa, tune of prayer)
  • Persian: سلیقه (saliqe, taste)
  • Swahili: silika

References edit

  • Corriente, Federico (2005) “سليقة”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 550