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صَاخَّةٌ

Root: صخ

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صَاخَّةٌ A cry that deafens by its vehemence.
2 And hence, The resurrection: so in the Kur lxxx. 33; accord. to AO: being either an act. part. n. from صَخَّ, Present.T صَخُخَ or an Verbal.Noun: or it there signifies the cry on the occasion of which the resurrection shall take place, which will deafen the ears so that they shall hear nothing but the call to life: or it there means the second blast of the horn.
3 Also A calamity, or misfortune: or a severe calamity or misfortune: and hence the resurrection is called الصَّاخَّةُ.
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