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قهقه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of laughing, specifically intense or repeated laughter. It also has a less common meaning related to generosity or abundance.

Derived headwords

قَهْقَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh heartilyboth

    To laugh intensely or heartily, often with a repeated sound.

  2. 2.
    to return to laughterclassical

    To resume laughing, or to laugh again after a pause.

قَهْقَهnoun
  1. 1.
    hearty laughterboth

    The act or sound of laughing heartily or intensely.

قَهْقَهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hearty laughterboth

    The sound or act of laughing heartily or loudly.

الهقهقةnoun
  1. 1.
    loud laughterclassical

    A specific form of loud or repeated laughter, mentioned in the context of movement.

قَهْقَاهnoun
  1. 1.
    generosityclassical

    Abundance, generosity, or a plentiful supply.

Parallel reading

رجَعَ في ضَحِكِهِ
He returned to his laughter.
اشْتَدَّ ضَحِكُهُ
His laughter intensified.
قَهْقَهَ فيهما
He laughed heartily in them (referring to two instances or states).
قالَ في ضَحِكِهِ قَهْ
He said 'qah' in his laughter.
إذا كَرَّرَهُ، قيلَ قَهْقَهَ
If he repeated it, it was said he laughed heartily.
وهو في رَهْ وفي قَهْ
And it is in 'rah' and in 'qah' (likely referring to sounds or expressions).
والقَهْقَهَةُ في السَّيْرِ: الهَقْهَقَةُ
And al-qahqaha in the context of movement is al-haqhaqa.
قَرُبَ قَهْقَاهٌ
Generosity was near.
جادَ
He was generous.