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خنق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of strangulation, suffocation, and constriction. It extends to the idea of being choked or having something narrow or tight.

Derived headwords

خَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    he strangles him, with a dammaboth

    he strangles him, with a damma

  2. 2.
    with a kasra on the nūn, a verbal nounboth

    with a kasra on the nūn, a verbal noun

  3. 3.
    he also strangled him, 'takhnīqan'both

    he also strangled him, 'takhnīqan'

خَنْقnoun
  1. 1.
    he strangles him, with a dammaboth

    he strangles him, with a damma

  2. 2.
    with a kasra on the nūn, a verbal nounboth

    with a kasra on the nūn, a verbal noun

  3. 3.
    he also strangled him, 'takhnīqan'both

    he also strangled him, 'takhnīqan'

مَخْنُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    strangledboth

    Having been subjected to strangulation.

  2. 2.
    chokedboth

    Unable to breathe properly.

Parallel reading

الخنق بكسر النون: مصدر قولك خنقه يخنقه
Al-khanq (with a kasra on the noon) is the masdar of your saying: khanaqahu, yakhnuquhu.