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ج ك ج ك

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe the sound of metal clashing or rubbing against itself. It is primarily associated with the noise produced by iron objects in contact.

Derived headwords

الجكجكةnoun
  1. 1.
    clashing sound of metalclassical

    The sound of iron objects striking or rubbing against each other.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو صوت الحديد بعضه على بعض
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is the sound of iron, some of it against some of it.
كما في العباب والتكملة
As in Al-Abab and Al-Takmilah.