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صرقع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of making a sharp, rattling, or clattering sound. It is often associated with the noise made by feet or by objects striking each other.

Derived headwords

صَرْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rattling soundboth

    A sharp, rattling, or clattering noise.

  2. 2.
    clatterclassical

    The sound of something falling or striking something else with a sharp noise.

صَرْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    footstepsclassical

    The sound of someone's footsteps, particularly a distinct or loud one.

صَرْقَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    part of a catapultclassical

    The tip or end of a catapult (مقلاع) that makes a sound when it strikes.

Parallel reading

هو الفرقعة
It is the 'farqa'ah' (a similar sound).
يقال: سمعت لرجله صرقعة، وفرقعة، بمعنى واحد.
It is said: I heard a rattling sound from his foot, and a clattering sound, meaning one and the same.
صرقاعة المقلاعة، بالكسر: طرفها الذي يصوت
The 'sarqa'ah' of the catapult, with a kasra: its tip that makes a sound.