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قهع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the sound of a bear's laughter, specifically a guttural or rumbling noise. It is an onomatopoeic term used to represent this particular vocalization.

Derived headwords

قَهْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a rumbling soundclassical

    To utter a deep, guttural sound, often associated with laughter, particularly that of a bear.

قَهْقَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    rumbling soundclassical

    The sound itself, a rumbling or guttural noise, specifically the sound of a bear's laughter.

Parallel reading

يقال قهقع الدب قهقاعا
It is said that the bear made a qahqa' sound.
وهو حكاية صوت الدب في ضحكه
And it is an imitation of the sound of the bear in its laughter.
قال أبو منصور: وهي حكاية مؤلفة
Abu Mansur said: And it is a constructed imitation.