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شَقْشَقَ

Root: شق

Form: R. Q. 1

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شَقْشَقَ
R. Q. 1 Verbal.Noun شَقْشَقَةٌ, said of a stallion [camel], He brayed [in his شِقْشِقَة, or faucial bag]. [It is said that] the primary meaning of شَقْشَقَةٌ is Loudness of voice; or the being loud in voice.
2 And said of a sparrow, It uttered a cry: or one says of a sparrow, يُشَقْشِقُ فِى صَوْتِهِ [app. meaning It makes a loud twittering in its cry].
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