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يهيه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to calling out to attract attention or urge forward, particularly in the context of herding animals. It encompasses the act of calling 'yah yah' to signal approach or to direct livestock.

Derived headwords

يَاه يَاهinterjection
  1. 1.
    meaning, 'come here!'both

    meaning, 'come here!'

يُنَادِي بِهَيَاهٍ وَيَاهْverb
  1. 1.
    to call outclassical

    To call out using the interjection 'yah yah' or similar sounds, often to attract attention or direct movement.

ينادي بيهياه وياه كأنه * صويت رويع ضل بالليل صاحبه — He calls out with 'yah yah' and 'yah', like the cry of a frightened one whose companion is lost at night.
وَيَهْيَهْتُ بِالْإِبِلِverb
  1. 1.
    to call to camelsclassical

    To call out 'yah yah' to camels, urging them to move forward or to gather.

ويهيهت بالإبل، إذا قلت لها: ياه ياه — And I called out 'yah yah' to the camels, when you say to them: 'yah yah'.

Parallel reading

يقول الراعي لصاحبه من بعيد: ياه ياه، أي أقبل.
The shepherd says to his companion from afar: 'Yah yah', meaning 'come here'.
ينادي بيهياه وياه كأنه * صويت رويع ضل بالليل صاحبه
He calls out with 'yah yah' and 'yah', like the cry of a frightened one whose companion is lost at night.
ويهيهت بالإبل، إذا قلت لها: ياه ياه.
And I called out 'yah yah' to the camels, when you say to them: 'yah yah'.