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كخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds associated with sleep or disgust. It describes the sound of snoring or heavy breathing during sleep, and also a sound made to ward off children or express aversion.

Derived headwords

كَخَverb
  1. 1.
    snoredboth

    To make a snoring sound during sleep, characterized by heavy breathing.

يَكُخُverb
  1. 1.
    snoringboth

    Present tense verb indicating the act of snoring or heavy breathing during sleep.

كُخِيخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    snoring soundboth

    The sound produced by snoring or heavy breathing during sleep.

كَخْ كَخْinterjection
  1. 1.
    shoo!classical

    An exclamation used to deter a child from taking something or to express disgust.

  2. 2.
    yuck!classical

    An expression of aversion or disgust.

Parallel reading

كَخَ في نومه يكخ كخيخا
He snored in his sleep, making a snoring sound.
غط
He snored.
وتشدد الخاء فيهما وتنون
And the 'kha' is geminated in both of them and is tanweened.
وتفتح الكاف وتكسر
And the 'kaf' is opened (fatha) and the 'kha' is broken (kasra).
يقال عند زجر الصبي عند تناول شيء
It is said when scolding a child when they are about to take something.
وعند التقذر من شيء
And when feeling disgusted by something.