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زغرد

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

Q. 1 زَغْرَدَةٌ ذ The braying that is reiterated (L, K) in the fauces, or throat, (L,) or in the جَوْف [meaning chest ], (K,) of the camel: (L, K:) an inf. n., of which the verb is زَغْرَدَ: you say, زَغْرَدَ البَعِيرُ. (TK.) ― -b2- Hence the زَغْرَدَة of women on the occasions of rejoicings. (TA.) [One says, of a woman, زَغْرَدَتْ, more commonly in the present day زَغْرَطَتْ, meaning She uttered shrill, quavering, or rapidly-reiterated, sounds, or cries of joy: which sounds, or cries, are termed ↓ زَغَارِيدُ, and now more commonly زَغَارِيط.]

Derived headwords

زَغْرَدَةٌ
  1. 1.
زَغْرَدَ البَعِيرُ