צחקק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ק־ק (ts-kh-q-q)
1 term

Derived in Modern Hebrew from צָחַק (tsakhák, “to laugh”) by repeating the last radical of the root.

Pronunciation

Verb

צִחְקֵק • (tsikhkék) (pi'el construction)

  1. to giggle, chuckle
    למה את מצחקקת? מה אני מפספס? ― Why are you giggling? What am I missing?

Conjugation

Conjugation of ציחקק / צִחְקֵק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְצַחְקֵק
action noun ציחקוק / צִחְקוּק
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first ציחקקתי / צִחְקַקְתִּי ציחקקנו / צִחְקַקְנוּ
second ציחקקת / צִחְקַקְתָּ ציחקקת / צִחְקַקְתְּ ציחקקתם / צִחְקַקְתֶּם ציחקקתן / צִחְקַקְתֶּן
third ציחקק / צִחְקֵק ציחקקה / צִחְקְקָה ציחקקו / צִחְקְקוּ
present מְצַחְקֵק מְצַחְקֶקֶת מְצַחְקְקִים מְצַחְקְקוֹת
future first אֲצַחְקֵק נְצַחְקֵק
second תְּצַחְקֵק תְּצַחְקְקִי תְּצַחְקְקוּ תְּצַחְקֵקְנָה1
third יְצַחְקֵק תְּצַחְקֵק יְצַחְקְקוּ תְּצַחְקֵקְנָה1
imperative צַחְקֵק צַחְקְקִי צַחְקְקוּ צַחְקֵקְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “צחקק”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 545a
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