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خنعق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe rapid movement, specifically in walking. It is used to denote someone moving quickly or with great speed.

Derived headwords

مِخْنَعِقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    moving quicklyclassical

    Describing someone who is moving with great speed, particularly in their gait.

مُخَعْنِقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    moving quicklyclassical

    An alternative spelling for 'mikhna'iq', also describing someone moving with great speed.

Parallel reading

رأيت فلانا مخنعقا
I saw so-and-so moving quickly.
يعني ذاهبا بسرعة مشي
meaning going with speed of walking.
وفي بعض النسخ: مخعنقا، بتقديم العين على النون
And in some versions: mukh'aniqan, with the 'ayn preceding the nun.