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مِخْنَقَةٌ

Root: خنق

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مِخْنَقَةٌ A necklace, syn. قِلَادَةٌ, that surrounds the neck; wherefore it is thus called; [i. e., because] it lies against the مُخَنَّق: pl. مَخَانِقُ.
2 See also خِنَاقٌ. [And see زِرَادٌ.]
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