ءححح

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds and feelings associated with distress, such as coughing, choking, thirst, grief, and anger. It also extends to the sound of movement and a specific exclamation.

Derived headwords

أحَّverb

1.
to coughboth
To make a sound in the throat, often involuntarily, to clear it or due to irritation.
2.
to clear throatboth
To make a sound in the throat, often to signal something or to gain attention.
3.
to chokeclassical
To feel a blockage or difficulty in breathing, often accompanied by a sound.
4.
to feel griefclassical
To experience deep sadness or sorrow.
5.
to feel thirstclassical
To experience the sensation of needing to drink.

أحَّ الرجل يؤحُّ أحا: إذا سعل — The man coughed, making a sound of 'aḥā'.

أحاnoun

1.
coughing soundboth
The sound produced when coughing.
2.
clearing throat soundboth
The sound made when clearing one's throat.

أحَّ الرجل يؤحُّ أحا: إذا سعل — The man coughed, making a sound of 'aḥā'.

تنحنحverb

1.
to cough repeatedlyboth
To cough or clear the throat multiple times, often in succession.
2.
to make a sound of distressclassical
To produce a sound from the throat indicating discomfort, grief, or anger.

يكاد من تنحنج وأح يحكي سعال النزق — As if from coughing and 'aḥāḥ' he imitates the cough of the impetuous.

الأحاحnoun

1.
thirstclassical
A strong desire to drink.
2.
angerclassical
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
3.
intense griefclassical
A deep and overwhelming feeling of sorrow.
4.
choking sensationclassical
A feeling of tightness or blockage in the throat.

وسمعت له أحاحا، إذا سمعته يتوجع من غيظ أو حزن — And I heard from him 'aḥāḥ', meaning I heard him groaning from anger or grief.

يطوي الحيازيم على أحاح — He suppresses his insides with 'aḥāḥ' (grief/anger).

الأحيحةnoun

1.
intense griefclassical
A deep and overwhelming feeling of sorrow.
2.
angerclassical
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
3.
choking sensationclassical
A feeling of tightness or blockage in the throat.

وفي صدره أحاح وأحيحة من الضغن — And in his chest are 'aḥāḥ' and 'aḥīḥah' of malice.

الأحيحnoun

1.
intense griefclassical
A deep and overwhelming feeling of sorrow.
2.
angerclassical
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
3.
choking sensationclassical
A feeling of tightness or blockage in the throat.

كالأحيحة والأحيح — Like 'al-aḥīḥah' and 'al-aḥīḥ'.

الأحةnoun

1.
intense griefclassical
A deep and overwhelming feeling of sorrow.
2.
angerclassical
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
3.
choking sensationclassical
A feeling of tightness or blockage in the throat.

والأحة — And 'al-aḥḥah'.

أحأحverb

1.
to say 'aḥāḥ' excessivelyclassical
To repeat the exclamation 'aḥāḥ' frequently, often in distress or supplication.

أحأح زيد من باب أفعل: إذا أكثر من قوله: يا أحاح — Zayd said 'aḥāḥ' (form IV), meaning he said 'O 'aḥāḥ' excessively.

أحىverb

1.
to feel painclassical
To experience physical or emotional suffering.
2.
to coughclassical
To make a sound in the throat, often involuntarily.
3.
to clear throatclassical
To make a sound in the throat to clear it.

أحى الرجل، إذا توجع أو تنحنح — The man felt pain, if he groaned or coughed.

أححverb

1.
to feel painclassical
To experience physical or emotional suffering.
2.
to coughclassical
To make a sound in the throat, often involuntarily.
3.
to clear throatclassical
To make a sound in the throat to clear it.

وأصله، أي أحى، أحح، كتظنى أصله تظنن — And its origin, meaning 'aḥā', is 'aḥḥa', like 'taẓannā' originates from 'taẓannana'.

أحيحةname

1.
a man's nameclassical
A diminutive form used as a proper name for a person.

وبه سمي أحيحة مصغرا رجل من الأوس — And by this (meaning 'aḥāḥ') was named Aḥīḥah, a diminutive, a man from the Aws tribe.

يئحونverb

1.
to make a rustling soundclassical
To produce a soft, dry sound, like that of leaves or light footsteps.

أح القوم يئحون أحا، إذا سمعت لهم حفيفا عند مشيهم — The people made a sound ('aḥḥa') when they walked, if you heard a rustling sound from them as they walked.

أحnoun

1.
coughingclassical
The act or sound of coughing.
2.
clearing throatclassical
The act or sound of clearing one's throat.

Parallel reading

أحَّ الرجل يؤحُّ أحا: إذا سعل

The man coughed, making a sound of 'aḥā'.

يكاد من تنحنج وأح يحكي سعال النزق

As if from coughing and 'aḥāḥ' he imitates the cough of the impetuous.

والأحاح، بالضم: العطش، والغيظ

And 'al-aḥāḥ', with dammah: thirst, and anger.

وقيل: استداد الحزن أو العطش

And it was said: the intensity of grief or thirst.

وسمعت له أحاحا، إذا سمعته يتوجع من غيظ أو حزن

And I heard from him 'aḥāḥ', meaning I heard him groaning from anger or grief.

يطوي الحيازيم على أحاح

He suppresses his insides with 'aḥāḥ' (grief/anger).

كالأحيحة والأحيح

Like 'al-aḥīḥah' and 'al-aḥīḥ'.

أحأح زيد من باب أفعل: إذا أكثر من قوله: يا أحاح

Zayd said 'aḥāḥ' (form IV), meaning he said 'O 'aḥāḥ' excessively.

أحى الرجل، إذا توجع أو تنحنح

The man felt pain, if he groaned or coughed.

أح الرجل، إذا ردد التنحنح في حلقه

The man coughed, if he repeated the throat-clearing in his throat.

وأصله، أي أحى، أحح، كتظنى أصله تظنن، قلبت حاؤه ياء

And its origin, meaning 'aḥā', is 'aḥḥa', like 'taẓannā' originates from 'taẓannana', its 'ḥ' was changed to 'y'.

في صدره أحاح وأحيحة من الضغن

In his chest are 'aḥāḥ' and 'aḥīḥah' of malice.

وبه سمي أحيحة مصغرا رجل من الأوس

And by this (meaning 'aḥāḥ') was named Aḥīḥah, a diminutive, a man from the Aws tribe.

أح القوم يئحون أحا، إذا سمعت لهم حفيفا عند مشيهم

The people made a sound ('aḥḥa') when they walked, if you heard a rustling sound from them as they walked.