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صرخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تصرّخ ذ He made an effort to call or call out, to cry or cry out, or to do so vehemently; [or, to scream; ] (S, A, K;) or he made an effort in calling or calling out, &c., (PS,) in calling or calling out, &c., vehemently, and in crying for aid or succour. (KL.) One says, التَّصَرُّخُ بِهِ حُمْقٌ, (S,) meaning التَّصَرُّخُ بِالعُطَاسِ [i. e. The making an effort to call or call out, &c., or in calling or calling out, &c., in sneezing, is stupidity ]. (S, TA.)

Derived headwords

تصرّخverb
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التَّصَرُّخُ بِهِ حُمْقٌ
التَّصَرُّخُ بِالعُطَاسِ