طقطق

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From the reduplicated root ط ق ط ق (ṭ-q-ṭ-q).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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طَقْطَقَ (ṭaqṭaqa) Iq (non-past يُطَقْطِقُ (yuṭaqṭiqu), verbal noun طَقْطَقَة (ṭaqṭaqa))

  1. to crack, to burst, to shatter, to rattle, to clack
    يُطَقْطِقُ ٱلْجَوَادُ
    yuṭaqṭiqu l-jawādu
    The stallion is clacking the hooves.
    طَقْطَقَ أَصَابِعَهُ
    ṭaqṭaqa ʔaṣābiʕahu
    He cracked his knuckles.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: taqtaq