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شغغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a repetitive, often irritating, sound or motion. It encompasses the act of moving something back and forth, particularly in the context of a wound, and also refers to a specific type of bird's call.

Derived headwords

الشَّغْشَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    repeated movementclassical

    The act of moving the teeth back and forth within a wound.

  2. 2.
    insertion and withdrawalclassical

    The action of inserting something and then withdrawing it repeatedly.

  3. 3.
    cooing soundclassical

    A type of cooing or rumbling sound, often associated with birds.

شَغْشَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to move back and forthclassical

    To move something repeatedly back and forth, especially in the context of a wound.

  2. 2.
    to make a cooing soundclassical

    To produce a rumbling or cooing sound.

Parallel reading

الشغشغة: تحريك السنان في المطعون.
The shaghsagha: moving the teeth in the wounded part.
هي أن يدخله ويخرجه.
It is to insert it and withdraw it.
فالطعن شغشغة والضرب هيقعا
So stabbing is a repeated insertion and withdrawal, and striking is a forceful blow.
ضرب المعول تحت الديمة العضدا
Striking the pickaxe under the covering, the upper arm.
والعضد: الذى يبنى العالة، وهى شبه الظلة يستتر بها من المطر.
And the 'ala: that which is built for shelter, which is like a canopy used for protection from the rain.
والشغشغة: ضرب من الهدير.
And the shaghsagha: a type of rumbling or cooing sound.