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التهتهة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to stammering, speaking incoherently, or uttering nonsensical words. It also extends to sounds used to control animals or mimic such speech.

Derived headwords

التهتهةnoun
  1. 1.
    stammeringboth

    The act of speaking with a stammer or in a halting manner, often due to confusion or inability to articulate clearly.

  2. 2.
    incoherenceclassical

    Speech that is disjointed, nonsensical, or lacks logical flow.

التهاتهnoun
  1. 1.
    nonsenseclassical

    Empty talk, falsehoods, or absurdities.

ته تهother
  1. 1.
    goad for a camelclassical

    A sound used to urge or direct a camel.

  2. 2.
    call for a dogclassical

    A sound used to summon or call a dog.

  3. 3.
    sound of stammeringclassical

    An onomatopoeic representation of someone who stammers.

تهتهverb
  1. 1.
    to stammerboth

    To speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or syllables, or being unable to produce fluent speech.

  2. 2.
    to speak vainlyclassical

    To utter words that are false, meaningless, or without purpose.

Parallel reading

التهتهة: اللكنة.
Al-tah-tah-ah: stammering.
والتهاته: الأباطيل.
And al-tah-tih: falsehoods.
وته ته، بالضم: زجر للبعير،
And tah tah, with dammah: is a goad for a camel,
ودعاء للكلب،
and a call for a dog,
وحكاية المتهته.
and the utterance of one who stammers.
وتهته: ردد في الباطل.
And tah-tah-ah: he repeated in falsehood.