LessonsAl-Aṣwāt — Sound-words, Their Two Uses and Grammatical AnalysisQuiz

أَوْ صُوِّتَ بِهِ الْبَهَائِمُ، كَـ«نخ» لِإِنَاخَةِ الْبَعِيرِ
Translation: Or words used to call animals, such as «نخ» to make a camel kneel.

Here «نخ» is not an imitation of the camel’s natural cry. It is a conventional human call directed at the animal.

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Al-Aṣwāt — The second case

Al-Aṣwāt — Sound-words, Their Two Uses and Grammatical Analysis

أَوْ صُوِّتَ بِهِ الْبَهَائِمُ، كَـ«نخ» لِإِنَاخَةِ الْبَعِيرِ
Translation: Or words used to call animals, such as «نخ» to make a camel kneel.

Here «نخ» is not an imitation of the camel’s natural cry. It is a conventional human call directed at the animal.