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خنعق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe rapid movement or going quickly. It is primarily found in a quadriliteral form, indicating a specific type of swift motion.

Derived headwords

مُخَنَّعِقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    going quicklyclassical

    Describing someone who is moving with great speed or haste.

مُخَعْنِقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    going quicklyclassical

    An alternative spelling or pronunciation for 'mukhanna'iq', also denoting someone moving with great speed.

Parallel reading

قلت لأبي الذئب رأيت فلانا مخنعقا
I said to Abu al-Dhi'b, 'I saw so-and-so moving quickly.'
مخعنقا يعني ذاهبا بسرعة مشي
'Makhna'iqan' means going with speed of walking.
ورأيته في بعض النسخ مخنعقا
And I saw it in some copies as 'mukhanna'iqan'.
فقال له أبو الذئب: مخعنقا، بتقديم النون فيهما
And Abu al-Dhi'b said to him, 'Makhna'iqan', with the 'nun' preceding in both.