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خعع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of plant or tree, though its existence and origin are debated among classical lexicographers. It also describes a specific sound made by a cheetah when it is out of breath.

Derived headwords

الخعخعnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of plantclassical

    A type of plant, though its authenticity is questioned by some lexicographers.

خعverb
  1. 1.
    To make a soundclassical

    To emit a sound from the throat, specifically a sound heard from a cheetah when it is out of breath.

Parallel reading

الخعخع: ضرب من النبت
Al-khakhkh: a type of plant.
وليس بثبت
And it is not established.
الخعخع، قال وقال أبو الدقيش: هي كلمة معاياة ولا أصل لها
Al-khakhkh, and Abu al-Daqish said: it is a coined word and has no origin.
أنه شجرة يتداوى بها وبورقها
That it is a tree used for healing with its wood and leaves.
وقيل هو الخعخع
And it was said it is al-khakhkh.
خع الفهد يخع
The cheetah made a sound, it makes a sound.
وهو صوت تسمعه من حلقه إذا انبهر عند عدوه
And it is a sound you hear from its throat when it is out of breath during its run.
كأنه حكاية صوته إذا انبهر
As if it is an imitation of its sound when it is out of breath.
ولا أدري أهو من توليد الفهادين أو مما عرفته العرب فتكلموا به
And I do not know if it is from the generation of cheetahs or from what the Arabs knew and spoke of.