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زقع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds and vocalizations, particularly those associated with animals. It encompasses the act of defecating with a loud noise, the crowing of a rooster, and the chirping of young birds.

Derived headwords

زَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to fart loudlyboth

    To emit flatulence with a very loud sound, specifically attributed to a donkey.

  2. 2.
    to crowboth

    To make the characteristic loud cry of a rooster.

زَقْعnoun
  1. 1.
    loud fartingclassical

    The act of farting with extreme loudness, as performed by a donkey.

زُقَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    loud fartingclassical

    The act of farting with extreme loudness, as performed by a donkey.

الزقاقيعnoun
  1. 1.
    chicksclassical

    The young of partridges, a term that is a metathesis (transposition of letters) of 'الزعاقيق'.

Parallel reading

زقع الحمار، كمنع، زقعا وزقاعا، بالضم: ضرط أشد ما يكون
The donkey farted loudly, like the verb منع, with the masdar زقع and زقاع, with damma: it farted with extreme intensity.
والديك: صاح
And the rooster: crowed.
والزقاقيع: فراخ القبج، قلب الزعاقيق
And الزقاقيع: are the chicks of the partridge, a transposition of الزعاقيق.