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مغو

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the vocalizations of cats, specifically their cries and meows. It describes the sounds they make, distinguishing them from other animal sounds.

Derived headwords

مَغَا السِّنَّوْرُ يَمْغُوverb
  1. 1.
    to meowboth

    The cat made a sound, specifically a meow or cry.

مَغَاءًnoun
  1. 1.
    meowingboth

    The act or sound of a cat meowing.

مَغَا يَمْغُوverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To make a loud, sharp sound, often associated with distress or calling.

يَمْعُوverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    An alternative verb form indicating a crying or vocalizing sound.

المَغْوُnoun
  1. 1.
    cat's cryboth

    The sound made by a cat, a meow or cry.

المِغْوُnoun
  1. 1.
    cat's cryboth

    The sound made by a cat, a meow or cry.

المُغَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    cat's cryboth

    The sound made by a cat, a meow or cry.

نَغَىverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To make a sound, often used in comparison to the cat's cry.

Parallel reading

ومغا السنور يمغو مغاءً: أي صاح.
And the cat meowed, it meows, a meowing: meaning it cried out.
معا يمعو ومغا يمغو صوتان أحدهما يقرب من الآخر، وهو أرفع من الصئي.
Ma'a yam'u and magha yamghu are two sounds, one is close to the other, and it is higher than the hiss.
المغو، بالفتح، والمغو، كعلو، والمغاء، كغراب: كله صياح السنور.
Al-maghu (with fatha), and al-maghu (like 'uluww), and al-maghaa' (like ghuraab): all of it is the cry of the cat.
مغا يمغو بمعنى نغى.
Magha yamghu means nagha.