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قهقه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes loud, unrestrained laughter, often characterized by a repetitive sound. It also extends to describe a similar repetitive sound or motion in other contexts, such as in travel or animal movement.

Derived headwords

القَهْقَهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a well-known type of laughterboth

    a well-known type of laughter

قَهْقَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to say 'qahqah'both

    to say 'qahqah'

قَهْverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh loudlyclassical

    To laugh loudly, used interchangeably with 'qahqaha'.

الهَقْهَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    repetitive sound/motionclassical

    A repetitive sound or motion, considered an inversion of 'qahqaha', particularly in the context of travel or movement.

هَقْهَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a repetitive sound/motionclassical

    To make a repetitive sound or motion, particularly in the context of travel or movement.

المُقَهْقِهadjective
  1. 1.
    loudly laughingclassical

    One who laughs loudly and unrestrainedly.

Parallel reading

القهقهة في الضحك معروفة، وهو أن تقول: قه قه.
Loud laughter is known, and it is to say: qah qah.
يقال: قه وقهقه بمعنى.
It is said: 'qah' and 'qahqaha' have the same meaning.
وقد جاء في الشعر مخففا.
And it has appeared in poetry in a shortened form.
وهن في نهانف وفى قه
And they are in Nahanaf and in 'qah'.
والقهقهة في السير مثل الهقهقة، مقلوب منه.
And 'al-qahqaha' in travel is like 'al-haqhaqa', its inversion.
أقب قهقاه إذا ما هقهقا
He made a repetitive sound when he made a repetitive sound.
يصبحن بعد القرب المقهقه
They become after the loudly laughing proximity.
بالهيف من ذاك البعيد الامقه
With thirst from that distant, foolish one.