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دهدق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a type of laughter or sound, possibly related to a bubbling or repeated vocalization. It is used in a classical context to differentiate between two similar-sounding expressions.

Derived headwords

دهدقverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh repeatedlyclassical

    To laugh with a repeated or bubbling sound.

دهدقةnoun
  1. 1.
    repeated laughterclassical

    The act or sound of laughing repeatedly or with a bubbling quality.

زهزقverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh bubblingclassical

    To laugh with a bubbling, perhaps unrestrained, sound.

زهزقةnoun
  1. 1.
    bubbling laughterclassical

    The sound or act of bubbling laughter.

Parallel reading

زهزق في ضحكه زهزقة
He laughed with a bubbling sound, a زهزقة.
ودهدق دهدقة
And he laughed with a repeated sound, a دهدقة.