خناق
Root: خناق
4 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
خناق kunāq suffocation; angina (med.); kunāq and خانوق kānūq quinsy, diphtheria 263 (med.); pl. خوانق kawāniq2 and خوانيق kawānīq2 do.
Entry 2
خناق kannāq choking, throttling, strangling
Entry 3
خناق kināq strangling cord; neck, throat │ضيق الخناق على (ḍayyaqa) to tighten the grip around s.o.’s throat, tread on s.o.’s neck, oppress s.o., beset s.o. grievously; أخذ بخناقه to grab s.o. by the throat
Entry 4
خناق kināq and خناقة kināqa quarrel, fight, row
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