/(ʕ)a.luˈka/, /ʕă.luː.qɔː/
מקורCompare Aramaic עלקא (var. ערקא), Arabic عَلَقَة (ʕalaqa).
- leech
“לַעֲלוּקָה שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת הַב הַב” — The leech has two daughters: Give and Give.
- horseleech
“לַעֲלוּקָה שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת הַב הַב” — The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.
צורותעֲלוּקָה(canonical, feminine) · ʿălūqâ(romanization) · עֲלוּקוֹת(indefinite, plural) · עֲלוּקַת־(construct, singular)