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خنقا

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of strangling, choking, or suffocating, whether by external force or internal means. It extends to related concepts like a constricted passage, a noose, or a tight collar.

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'

خِنَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    with shaddahboth

    with shaddah

  2. 2.
    with a kasra: a rope with which one stranglesboth

    with a kasra: a rope with which one strangles

اخْتَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    he strangled himselfboth

    he strangled himself

انْخَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to strangle oneselfclassical

    To die by strangling oneself, often by an animal.

مُنْخَنِقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    it is strangledboth

    it is strangled

مِخْنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    throatclassical

    The part of the neck where strangulation occurs; the throat.

  2. 2.
    nooseclassical

    A loop of rope or cord used for hanging or strangling.

خِنَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    with shaddahboth

    with shaddah

  2. 2.
    with a kasra: a rope with which one stranglesboth

    with a kasra: a rope with which one strangles

خِنَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    with shaddahboth

    with shaddah

  2. 2.
    with a kasra: a rope with which one stranglesboth

    with a kasra: a rope with which one strangles

مِخْنَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with a kasra: a necklaceboth

    with a kasra: a necklace

خَانِقnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow passclassical

    A narrow gorge or passage.

  2. 2.
    alleyclassical

    A narrow street or lane, especially in Yemen.

مُخْتَنَقadjective
  1. 1.
    narrowclassical

    Describing a constricted or narrow place.

Parallel reading

وكذلك خنقه.
And likewise, he strangled him.
ومنه الخناق.
And from it is the strangles (disease).
واختنق هو.
And he was strangled.
وانخنقت الشاة بنفسها، فهي منخنقة.
And the sheep strangled itself, so it is a strangled one.
وموضعه من العنق مخنق بالتشديد.
And its place on the neck is a constricted area (throat) with emphasis.
يقال: بلغ منه المخنق.
It is said: The throat reached him (i.e., he was severely affected).
وأخذت بمخنقه.
And I took him by his throat.
وكذلك الخناق بالضم.
And likewise is al-khināq (with dammah).
يقال: أخذ بخناقه.
It is said: He took him by his noose/throat.
والخناق بالكسر: حبل يخنق به.
And al-khināq (with kasrah) is a rope by which one strangles.
والمخنقة بالكسر: القلادة.
And al-makhnaqah (with kasrah) is the necklace.
والخانق شعب ضيق، وأهل اليمن يسمون الزقاق خانقا.
And al-khāniq is a narrow gorge, and the people of Yemen call a narrow street a khāniq.
والمختنق: المضيق.
And al-mukhtanaq is the narrow passage.