اختنق
Root: خنق
Form: 8
Full Definition
اختنقVIII
He was, or became, throttled, or strangled; i. e. he had his throat squeezed that he might die; [and simply he was, or became, throttled, strangled, or choked;] as also
: or you say, الشَّاةُ بِنَفْسِهَا [the sheep, or goat, became throttled, or strangled, or choked, by itself]: or
signifies the having the
خِنَاق [q. v.] compressed upon one's throat: and الاِخْتِنَاقُ, the compressing it upon one's own throat.
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