اختنق

He was, or became, throttled, or strangled; i. e. he had his throat squeezed that he might die; (JK, * S, * Msb, K; *) [and simply he was, or became, throttled, strangled, or choked;] as also ↓ انخنق: (JK, * Msb:) or you say, ↓ انخنقت الشَّاةُ بِنَفْسِهَا [the sheep, or goat, became throttled, or strangled, or choked, by itself]: (S, K:) or ↓ الاِنْخِنَاقُ signifies the having the خِنَاق [q. v.] compressed upon one's throat: and الاِخْتِنَاقُ, the compressing it upon one's own throat. (TA.)