Arabic

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Root
خ ف ق (ḵ-f-q)

Etymology

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From خَفَقَ (ḵafaqa, to beat) + ـَان (-ān)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خَفَقَان (ḵafaqānm

  1. verbal noun of خَفَقَ (ḵafaqa) (form I)
  2. (medicine, physiology) beating, palpitation, throbbing (of the heart)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: خفقان
  • Ottoman Turkish: خفقان