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نهق

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the braying sound made by a donkey. It also extends to describe specific anatomical features of animals, particularly the bones around the eyes and the openings from which sounds emerge.

Derived headwords

نَهَقَverb
  1. 1.
    he brays (with kasra) brayingboth

    he brays (with kasra) braying

  2. 2.
    he brays (with damma) brayingboth

    he brays (with damma) braying

يَنْهَقُverb
  1. 1.
    to brayboth

    The characteristic loud, harsh cry of a donkey.

يَنْهَقُverb
  1. 1.
    to brayboth

    The characteristic loud, harsh cry of a donkey.

نَهِيقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    he brays (with kasra) brayingboth

    he brays (with kasra) braying

نِهَاقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    the braying of a donkey: its soundboth

    the braying of a donkey: its sound

  2. 2.
    he brays (with damma) brayingboth

    he brays (with damma) braying

النَّاهِقَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    bones around the eyeclassical

    Two prominent bones in the facial structure of hoofed animals, located in the tear duct area.

النَّوَاهِقُnoun
  1. 1.
    bones around the eyeclassical

    Two prominent bones in the facial structure of hoofed animals, located in the tear duct area.

النَّاهِقُnoun
  1. 1.
    sound outletclassical

    The place in a donkey's throat from which its braying sound emerges.

نَوَاهِقُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    sound outletsclassical

    The places in an animal's throat from which its sounds emerge.

Parallel reading

نهاق الحمار: صوته.
The braying of the donkey: its sound.
وقد نهق ينهق وينهق نهيقا ونهاقا.
And he brayed, he brays, and he brays, a braying and a braying.
الناهقان: عظمان شاخصان من ذى الحافر في مجرى الدمع.
The nahiqan: two prominent bones of a hoofed animal in the tear duct's path.
ويقال لهما أيضا النواهق.
And they are also called the nawaahiq.
بعارى النواهق صلت الجبين
The prominent nawaahiq, with a broad forehead
يستن كالتيس ذى الحلب
He snorts like a goat with milk.
الناهق من الحمار حيث يخرج النهاق من حلقه، ومن الخيل.
The naahiq of a donkey is where the braying emerges from its throat, and similarly for horses.
ونواهقه: مخارج نهاقه.
And its nawaahiq: the outlets of its braying.
فشكل نواهقه والفما
And it pierced its sound outlets and its mouth.