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اليعياع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to children's games, specifically the act of throwing an object. It also encompasses a specific vocalization used to deter someone from taking something, akin to a 'shoo' sound.

Derived headwords

الْيَعْيَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    children's gameclassical

    A game played by children where one throws an object to another.

يَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to deterclassical

    To deter someone from taking or touching something, often with a vocalization.

  2. 2.
    to shooclassical

    To make a sound like 'kkh' (كخ) to drive away or deter.

يَعْverb
  1. 1.
    to deterclassical

    To deter someone from taking or touching something, often with a vocalization.

  2. 2.
    to shooclassical

    To make a sound like 'kkh' (كخ) to drive away or deter.

Parallel reading

من فعال الصبيان، إذا رمى أحدهم الشيء إلى آخر
From the actions of children, when one of them throws a thing to another.
ولا تكسر ياؤه
And its 'ya' is not broken (i.e., it remains a 'ya' and does not change).
ويع، كقد: زجر عن تناول الشيء
Ya' (verb), as in 'qad': to deter from taking a thing.
كقول العجم: كخ
Like the saying of the non-Arabs: 'kkh'.