خناق

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Arabic[edit]

Root
خ ن ق (ḵ-n-q)

Noun[edit]

خُناق (ḵunāqm (plural خَوَانِيق (ḵawānīq) or خَوَانِق (ḵawāniq))

  1. suffocation
  2. angina (medical)
  3. quinsy, diphtheria

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

خِناق (ḵināqm

  1. strangling cord, garotte
  2. neck, throat
  3. quarrel, fight, row

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خناق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 263-64