قعقع

العربية

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قعقع¹

Where it comes from

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

verb قَعْقَعَ · qaʕqaʕa · يُقَعْقِعُ · قَعْقَعَة · مُقَعْقِع

  1. to clatter, to clank, to rattle

قعقع²

Where it comes from

Reduplicated and onomatopoeic, from the sound a magpie makes.

noun قَعْقَع · قُعْقُع · qaʕqaʕ · quʕquʕ · قَعَاقِع

  1. magpie

In English

  • rattle to make a rattling noise
  • clatter To make a rattling noise
  • clank to make a clanking sound

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قعقع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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