شَهَقَ
Root: شهق
Form: 1
Full Definition
شَهَقَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun شُهُوقٌ, [said of a mountain, and of a building, &c., (see شَاهِقٌ,)] It rose high; or became high, or elevated, or lofty.
2 شَهَقَ, Present.T ـَ and ـِ Verbal.Noun شَهِيقٌ [and تَشْهَاقٌ], said of an ass, [He uttered the ending of his braying, or the final sounds thereof;] [for] شَهِيقٌ signifies the ending, or final part, of the crying, or braying, of the ass; and to this the cries of the punished in Hell are likened in the Kur xi. 108; and زَفِيرٌ signifies the “ beginning, or commencing part, thereof: ” or شهيق signifies the drawing back of the breath; and زفير the “ emitting thereof: ” (Lth, S: [but the reverse is said by Lth and in the S in art. زفر:]) and تَشْهَاقٌ signifies the same as شَهِيقٌ: or both of these words signify [absolutely] the crying, or braying, of the ass: Zj says that شَهِيقٌ as denoting one of the cries of the afflicted [in Hell] means a very high-sounding moaning: and that, accord. to some, زَفِيرٌ [as used in the Kur ubi suprà] is similar to the beginning of the cry of the ass, termed شَهِيق; and that شَهِيقٌ is in the chest. [Said of a man,] شَهَقَ, Present.T ـَ and ـِ; and شَهِقَ, Present.T ـَ; Verbal.Noun شَهِيقٌ and شُهَاقٌ and شُهُوقٌ and تَشْهَاقٌ; signify The [sound of] weeping became reiterated in his chest: or, as in the L, he reiterated the [sound of] weeping in his chest. [Or] شَهَقَ, Present.T ـَ and ـِ Verbal.Noun شَهِيقٌ, signifies [or signifies also] He reiterated his breath, making his voice audible, naturally. One says also, شَهَقَ فُلَانٌ شَهْقَةً فَمَاتَ Such a one uttered a single cry and died.
3 And شَهَقَتْ عَيْنُ النَّاظِرِ عَلَيْهِ
2 شَهَقَ, Present.T ـَ and ـِ Verbal.Noun شَهِيقٌ [and تَشْهَاقٌ], said of an ass, [He uttered the ending of his braying, or the final sounds thereof;] [for] شَهِيقٌ signifies the ending, or final part, of the crying, or braying, of the ass; and to this the cries of the punished in Hell are likened in the Kur xi. 108; and زَفِيرٌ signifies the “ beginning, or commencing part, thereof: ” or شهيق signifies the drawing back of the breath; and زفير the “ emitting thereof: ” (Lth, S: [but the reverse is said by Lth and in the S in art. زفر:]) and تَشْهَاقٌ signifies the same as شَهِيقٌ: or both of these words signify [absolutely] the crying, or braying, of the ass: Zj says that شَهِيقٌ as denoting one of the cries of the afflicted [in Hell] means a very high-sounding moaning: and that, accord. to some, زَفِيرٌ [as used in the Kur ubi suprà] is similar to the beginning of the cry of the ass, termed شَهِيق; and that شَهِيقٌ is in the chest. [Said of a man,] شَهَقَ, Present.T ـَ and ـِ; and شَهِقَ, Present.T ـَ; Verbal.Noun شَهِيقٌ and شُهَاقٌ and شُهُوقٌ and تَشْهَاقٌ; signify The [sound of] weeping became reiterated in his chest: or, as in the L, he reiterated the [sound of] weeping in his chest. [Or] شَهَقَ, Present.T ـَ and ـِ Verbal.Noun شَهِيقٌ, signifies [or signifies also] He reiterated his breath, making his voice audible, naturally. One says also, شَهَقَ فُلَانٌ شَهْقَةً فَمَاتَ Such a one uttered a single cry and died.
3 And شَهَقَتْ عَيْنُ النَّاظِرِ عَلَيْهِ
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