صَرْخَةٌ

, (L, K,) a verbal noun 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, verbal noun صَرْخَةٌ; and ↓ اصطرخ; [He called or called out, &c.;] both meaning the same. (S.) And صُرَاخٌ is also a verbal noun 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 a verbal noun of صَرَخَ: (A, Mgh:) one says, صَرَخَ, aorist صَرُخَ (A, MA, Mgh, L, Msb) and صَرَخَ , (MA,) verbal noun 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 synonym 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.)