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ظَأْظَأَ

Root: ظأ

Form: R. Q. 1

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ظَأْظَأَ
R. Q. 1 Verbal.Noun ظَأْظَأَةٌ and ظَأْظَآءٌ, (K, TA, [in the CK ظَأْواء,]) the latter allowable in the case of a R. Q. verb, as in the instances of وَسْوَاسٌ and the like, [accord. to some, but وسواس and the like are generally held to be inf. ns. if with kesr, and simple substs. if with fet-h,] He made a [rattling] sound, or cry, when excited by lust, or at rutting-time; syn. نَبَّ.
2 And ظأظأ, Verbal.Noun ظَأْظَأَةٌ, He spoke unintelligible speech, and with a nasal sound.
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