عَلِقٌ

[particle n. of عَلِقَ: as such signifying Hanging, or being suspended: and clinging, &c.:

and] pertinacious; adhering to affairs, and minding them. (TA in article ذمر.) [See also عَلَاقِيَةٌ.]

[Also, as such, applied to a woman, Pregnant: a meaning assigned by Golius to عَلَقٌ.]