اختنق

العربية

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اختنق

/ix.ta.na.qa/

Where it comes from

Morphologically from the root خ ن ق (ḵ n q).

verb اِخْتَنَقَ · iḵtanaqa · يَخْتَنِقُ · اِخْتِنَاق · مُخْتَنِق

intransitive to be choked, to be strangled

In English

suffocate (intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body
choke be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe

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"اختنق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%82. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

اختنق. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%82

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"اختنق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {اختنق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}