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كركر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of gathering, collecting, and bringing scattered things together. It can also imply repetition or a repeated action, often in the context of gathering.

Derived headwords

كَرَّكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather, collectboth

    To gather and collect scattered things, bringing their dispersed parts together.

  2. 2.
    to repeatclassical

    To do something repeatedly or in succession.

كَرْكَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering, collectionclassical

    The act of gathering and collecting scattered things.

  2. 2.
    rumbling soundclassical

    A rumbling or repeated sound, often associated with the stomach or throat.

Parallel reading

كركرته إذا جمعته ورددت أطراف ما انتشر منه
And 'karkartuhu' means if you gathered it and brought back the ends of what had spread from it.
وكذلك كبكبته
And likewise is 'kabkabtuhu'.