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صَرْخَةٌ , (L, K,) an inf. n. of صَرَخَ, (S,) signifies The calling or calling out, or crying or
crying out, vehemently; [or screaming;] (L, K;)
on an occasion of fright, or alarm, or of some
affliction, or evil accident: (L:) one says, صَرَخَ,
inf. n. صَرْخَةٌ; and ↓ اصطرخ; [He called or called
out, &c.;] both meaning the same. (S.) And
صُرَاخٌ is also an inf. n. of صَرَخَ, (A, Mgh, Msb,)
and signifies The raising the voice, calling or
calling out, crying or crying out: (S, A, L, K:)
or doing so vehemently: (L, K:) and the calling,
or crying, for aid, or succour; (A;) which last
meaning is said to be tropical, but conventionally
regarded as proper; (MF;) as also صَرِيخٌ, (S,
TA,) which is likewise an inf. n. of صَرَخَ: (A,
Mgh:) one says, صَرَخَ, aor.
صَرُخَ (A, MA, Mgh, L,
Msb) and
صَرَخَ , (MA,) inf. n. صُرَاخٌ (A, MA, Mgh,
L, Msb) and صَرِيخٌ, (A, Mgh,) He raised his
voice, called or called out, cried or cried out: (A,
MA, L, Msb:) or did so vehemently: (Mgh, L,
Msb: *) and he called, or cried, for aid, or succour, (A, Mgh, L, Msb,) saying, وَا غَوْثَاهْ [Alas,
a crying for aid!] and وَا صَرْخَتَاهْ [Alas, a crying
of alarm!]; (L;) and ↓ استصرخ signifies the
same: (AHát, L:) and ↓ اصطرخوا is syn. with
↓ تصارخوا; (S, TA;) meaning صَرَخُوا; as also
↓ استصرخوا; (TA;) or [rather] meaning They
called or called out, &c., (صَرَخُوا,) one to another.
(TK.) كَانَتْ كَصَرْخَةِ الحُبْلَى [It was like the
vehement crying-out, or the screaming, of the
pregnant woman] is a prov., said of a thing that
comes upon one suddenly, when he is not aware.
(T.)