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ظءظء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific type of speech impediment or sound, characterized by a nasal quality and difficulty with certain consonants. It is also used to describe the sound made by a male goat.

Derived headwords

ظأظأverb
  1. 1.
    to have a speech impedimentclassical

    To speak with a nasal quality or difficulty articulating certain sounds, particularly the labial and dental consonants.

ظأظأةnoun
  1. 1.
    speech impedimentclassical

    A condition characterized by a nasal sound in speech, often affecting the articulation of labial and dental consonants.

ظأظاءnoun
  1. 1.
    bleating of a goatclassical

    The sound made by a male goat when it bleats or makes a particular vocalization.

Parallel reading

وهي حكاية بعض كلام الأعلم الشفة والأهتم الثنايا، وفيه غنة.
And it is a description of some of the speech of one with a defect of the lips and one with missing front teeth, and it has a nasal quality.
أبو عمرو: الظأظاء: صوت التيس إذا نب.
Abu Amr said: The 'dha'dha'' is the sound of the male goat when it bleats.