ذَلِقٌ

1.
and أَذْلَقُ, applied to a spear-head [and the like], Sharp, cutting, or penetrating: (S, K:) plural of the latter ذُلْقٌ. (K, * TA.)
2.
And in like manner, both words, applied to the tongue, (tropical:) i. q. ذَرِبٌ [which means Sharp properly speaking; and also chaste, or eloquent; and profuse of speech, or clamorous]: (S, K:) and ذَلِيقٌ and ذَلْقٌ and ذُلَقٌ and ذُلُقٌ, so applied, signify sharp and eloquent. (K.) You say لِسانٌ ذَلِقٌ طَلِقٌ, explained in article طلق [q. v.]: (K:) and طَلْقٌ لِسَانٌ ذَلْقٌ and طَلِيقٌ ذَلِيقٌ and طُلُقٌ ذُلُقٌ and طُلَقٌ ذُلَقٌ: (IAar, S:) and طَلْقٌ ذَلْقٌ and طَلَقٌ ذَلَقٌ [or طَلِقٌ ذَلِقٌ] and طَلِيقٌ ذَلِيقٌ: all meaning [a tongue] sharp, penetrating, or effective: and طُلْقٌ أَلْسِنَةٌ ذُلْقٌ, or طُلْقٌ ذُلْقٌ. (TA.) And خَطِيبٌ ذَلِقٌ and ذَلِيقٌ (S, K) (assumed tropical:) [An orator, or a preacher,] chaste in speech, or eloquent: (K, * TA:) the feminine of each of these epithets is with ة. (S, K. *)

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