خنق

العربية

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خنق

/xa.na.qa/

Where it comes from

From the root خ ن ق (ḵ n q). Cognate with Hebrew חנק (khanák).

verb خَنَقَ · ḵanaqa · يَخْنُقُ · خَنْق · خَانِق

to strangle, to choke, to suffocate خَنَقَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ خُصُومَهُ

In English

suffocate (transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his bo
choke prevent someone from breathing by strangling them
strangle to kill someone by strangulation

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"خنق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%86%D9%82. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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خنق. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%86%D9%82

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"خنق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%86%D9%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خنق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%86%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}