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مءمءت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of making a specific sound, particularly associated with female animals like sheep and gazelles. It refers to the continuous vocalization or bleating of these animals.

Derived headwords

مَأْمَأَتِverb
  1. 1.
    to bleat continuouslyclassical

    To make a continuous bleating sound, specifically referring to a sheep or a female gazelle.

مَأْمَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bleating soundclassical

    The sound of bleating, the vocalization made by a sheep or a female gazelle.

مَأْمَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to make the sound 'mi mi'classical

    To vocalize with the sound 'mi mi', as a sheep or a female gazelle does.

Parallel reading

مأمأت الشاة، والظبية: واصلت صوتها فقالت: مئ مئ.
The sheep and the female gazelle made the sound 'mi mi': they continued their sound and said: 'mi mi'.