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تغتغ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with sounds of speech and laughter, often implying indistinctness or repetition. It also extends to the sound of jewelry and speech impediments.

Derived headwords

تَغْتَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to repeat speech indistinctlyboth

    To repeat one's speech without making it clear or distinct.

تَغْتَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh heartilyboth

    To laugh with a rumbling or gurgling sound.

تَغْتَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of jewelryclassical

    A sound that imitates the jingling of jewelry.

  2. 2.
    sound of laughterclassical

    A sound that imitates hearty or rumbling laughter.

  3. 3.
    stammeringclassical

    A condition of having a thick tongue or a speech impediment.

  4. 4.
    indistinct speechclassical

    The act of speaking indistinctly or with difficulty.

المُتَغْتَغُadjective
  1. 1.
    indistinct speakerclassical

    One who speaks in a manner that their words are barely audible or understandable.

Parallel reading

تغتغ كلامه: ردده ولم يبينه.
He repeated his speech: he repeated it and did not make it clear.
وأقبلوا تغ تغ، بكسر التاء، ويثلث الغين، أي: مقرقرين بالضحك.
And they came laughing heartily, with a kasra on the taa, and the gheen can be pronounced with three vowels, meaning: rumbling with laughter.
والتغتغة: حكاية صوت الحلي، وحكاية صوت الضحك، ورتة، وثقل في اللسان.
And the taghtagha is: imitating the sound of jewelry, imitating the sound of laughter, stammering, and thickness in the tongue.
والمتغتغ للفاعل: متكلم لم يكد يسمع كلامه.
And the mutaghtagh for the doer: is a speaker whose speech could barely be heard.