Key words from the root ن-ق-ن-ق

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General Meaning of the Root

This root revolves around the broken, repeated sounds of hens and frogs; the verb means to cluck or croak.

Words From This Root

WordPatternTypeTranslationExample
نَقْنَقَفَعْلَلَفعل ماضٍto cluckنَقْنَقَتِ الدَّجَاجَةُ عِنْدَمَا رَأَتْ صِغَارَهَا.The hen clucked when she saw her chicks.
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Verb Conjugation

Intransitive
TenseأناIأنتَyou (m.)أنتِyou (f.)هوheهيsheأنتماyou twoهما (مذكر)they two (m.)هما (مؤنث)they two (f.)نحنweأنتمyou (pl. m.)أنتنّyou (pl. f.)همthey (m.)هنّthey (f.)
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