عِلْقَاتَهُمْ

, (O, K,) like سِعْلَاتَهُمْ, (O,) in the saying اِسْتَأْصَلَ اللّٰهُ عِلْقضاتَهُمْ, (O, K, * [in the CK عَلْقاتَهُمْ,]) is a dialect var. of عِرْقَاتَهُمْ, (K, [in the CK عَرْقاتَهُمْ,]) [and] is said by Ibn-'Abbád to mean أَصْلَهُمْ [i. e. May God utterly destroy their race, stock, or family]: but some say that it is a plural of العِلْقُ signifying “ that which is precious, or held in high estimation: ” and in one dialect it is [عِلْقَاتِهِمْ,] with kesr to the ت. (O.)