مَخْنُوقٌ
Root: خنق
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مَخْنُوقٌ
and
خَنِقٌ and
خَنِيقٌ and
خَانِقٌ , applied to a man, [and to any animal, as also
مُخَنَّقٌ , Throttled, or strangled, i. e. having his throat squeezed that he may die; but not always meaning, so as to be killed thereby; often meaning, simply, throttled, strangled, or choked;] all signify the same; from خَنَقَهُ: or
خَانِقٌ , in the place of
خَنِيقٌ , signifies ذو خناق [app. meaning having a خِنَاق, or cord, &c., by which he is throttled, or strangled, round his neck; or perhaps having a
خُنَاق, or quinsy]: and
شَاةٌ and
signify a sheep, or goat, throttled, or strangled, i. e. having its throat squeezed that it may die: or the latter of these two means a sheep, or goat, throttled, or strangled, or choked, by itself (اِنْخَتَقَتْ بِنَفْسِهَا). It is said in a prov., اِفْتَدِ مَخْنُوقُ, i. e. يَا مَخْنُوقُ [Ransom thyself, O thou who art throttled, or strangled, or choked]; applied to any one distressed and constrained; meaning free thyself from difficulty and harm: or, as some relate it, اِفْتَدَى مَخْنُوقٌ [One throttled, or strangled, or choked, ransomed himself].
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