قعقع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Reduplicated onomatopoeic root. Compare غَرْغَرَ (ḡarḡara, gurgle), وَسْوَسَ (waswasa, whisper), قَمْقَمَ (qamqama, grumble).

Verb

قَعْقَعَ (qaʿqaʿa) Iq, non-past يُقَعْقِعُ‎ (yuqaʿqiʿu)

  1. to clatter, to clank, to rattle

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, from the sound a magpie makes.

Noun

قَعْقَع or قُعْقُع (qaʿqaʿ or quʿquʿ) m

  1. magpie
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