Arabic

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Etymology

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From the reduplicated root ز ق ز ق (z-q-z-q).

Verb

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زَقْزَقَ (zaqzaqa) Iq, non-past يُزَقْزِقُ‎ (yuzaqziqu)

  1. to chirp, to peep

Conjugation

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Noun

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زَقزَاق (zaqzaqm (collective)

  1. pewit, lapwing

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “زقزق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 440