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تغغ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the imitation of sounds, particularly laughter, and also encompasses the idea of speech impediments or unclear articulation. It can also refer to the sound of jewelry.

Derived headwords

التغتغةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of jewelryclassical

    An imitation of the sound made by jewelry, especially when pieces strike each other.

  2. 2.
    Suppressed laughterboth

    The act of concealing or suppressing laughter.

تغتغverb
  1. 1.
    To suppress laughterboth

    To hide or suppress one's laughter.

  2. 2.
    To have a speech impedimentclassical

    To have difficulty speaking clearly, often due to missing teeth.

تغتغnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of suppressed laughterclassical

    The sound made when one suppresses laughter.

تغ تغnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of laughterclassical

    An onomatopoeic representation of the sound of laughter.

اتغواverb
  1. 1.
    To laugh heartilyclassical

    To laugh with suppressed or contained mirth.

اوتغواverb
  1. 1.
    To laugh heartilyclassical

    To laugh with suppressed or contained mirth.

Parallel reading

سمعت لهذا الحلي تغتغة إذا أصاب بعضه بعضا فسمعت صوته.
I heard a tinkling sound from this jewelry when some of it struck another, and I heard its sound.
تغتغ الضحك تغتغة إذا أخفاه.
He suppressed his laughter, suppressing it, if he hid it.
تغتغ الشيخ: سقطت أسنانه فلم يفهم كلامه.
The old man's speech was unclear: his teeth had fallen out, so his speech was not understood.
تقول سمعت تغ تغ يريدون صوت الضحك.
You say, 'I heard 'tagh tagh,' meaning the sound of laughter.
أقبلوا تغ تغ وأقبلوا قه قه إذا قرقروا بالضحك.
They approached with suppressed laughter, and they approached with gurgling laughter, if they chuckled with laughter.
وقد اتغوا بالضحك واوتغوا.
And they laughed heartily with laughter, and they laughed heartily.