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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to sounds, specifically a type of loud or repeated sound, possibly laughter or a braying sound. It also has a geographical application as a place name.

Derived headwords

قَهْقَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Loud laughterclassical

    A loud, repeated sound, often associated with laughter or a braying noise.

قَهْقَوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Loud laughterclassical

    A loud, repeated sound, often associated with laughter or a braying noise.

قَهْقُوقِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a region or area.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان.
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني: هي ة في قول حسان بن ثابت رضي الله عنه:
Al-Saghani said: It is a [sound] in the saying of Hassan bin Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him:
إذا ذكرت قهقاء حنوا لذكرها ... وللرمث المقرون والسمك الرقط
When the loud laughter is mentioned, they yearn for its mention... and for the tied broom and the speckled fish.
قال: وقهقوة كترقوة: كورة بمصر من أعمال البحيرة.
He said: And Qahqwah, like Tarqwah: a district in Egypt from the governorate of Al-Beheira.
وهي القهوقية، وقد نسب إليها بعض شيوخ مشايخنا.
And it is Al-Qahqūqiyyah, and some of our elder scholars have been attributed to it.