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زنك

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical characteristics, particularly shortness and stoutness, often with a negative connotation of being clumsy or ill-formed. It also extends to describe a specific gait, like that of a raven, and can imply arrogance or conceit.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْكَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    shoulder bladesclassical

    The two shoulder blades, described as protruding from the extremities of the shoulder bone but fixed at the top.

زَنَمَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    shoulder bladesclassical

    A variant term for the shoulder blades, similar to الزنكتان.

الزَّونِكadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing a man who is short and fleshy, with a particular gait.

  2. 2.
    uglyclassical

    Describing someone as short and unattractive or ill-formed.

زونكadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    A man who is short and fleshy.

  2. 2.
    uglyclassical

    Short and unattractive.

زونْزَكadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    A variant form of زونك, meaning short and stout.

  2. 2.
    uglyclassical

    A variant form of زونك, meaning short and unattractive.

زونْكِيadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    A variant form of زونك, referring to someone short and stout.

  2. 2.
    uglyclassical

    A variant form of زونك, referring to someone short and unattractive.

زونْزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    arrogantclassical

    Possessing grandeur and arrogance.

  2. 2.
    conceitedclassical

    Someone who is arrogant and walks with self-importance.

زَوَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk like a ravenclassical

    To walk with a short, jerky gait, similar to that of a raven.

زَوْكnoun
  1. 1.
    raven's gaitclassical

    The manner of walking characteristic of a raven, short and somewhat awkward.

زَوَّكverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with short stepsclassical

    To walk with short steps while moving the body, often implying a particular gait.

زَوَّزَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with short stepsclassical

    A verb form related to walking with short, measured steps.

Parallel reading

الزَّنْكَتَانِ مِنَ الْكَتَدِ: زَنَمَتَانِ خَارِجَتَا الْأَطْرَافِ عَنْ طَرَفِهَا، وَأَصْلَاهُمَا ثَابِتَانِ فِي أَعْلَى الْكَتَدِ وَهُمَا زَائِدَتَاهَا.
The two Zankatan of the shoulder: two Zanmatan protruding from its extremities, their origins fixed at the top of the shoulder, and they are its additions.
وَالزَّونِكُ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ: الْقَصِيرُ اللَّحِيمُ الْحَيَّاكُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ.
And the Zawnik among men: the short, fleshy one who is clumsy in his gait.
هُوَ الْمُخْتَالُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ الرَّافِعُ نَفْسَهُ فَوْقَ قَدْرِهَا، النَّاظِرُ فِي عَطْفَيْهِ الرَّائِي أَنَّ عِنْدَهُ خَيْرًا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ ذَلِكَ؛
He is the one who is conceited in his gait, raising himself above his station, looking at his sides, thinking he has goodness when he does not.
تَرَكَ النِّسَاءُ الْعَاجِزَ الزَّونِكَا
The women left the incapable, the Zawnik.
وَرُجُلٌ زونِكٌ إِذَا كَانَ غَلِيظًا إِلَى الْقِصَرِ مَا هُوَ؛
And a man is Zawnik if he is stout and somewhat short.
وَبَعْلُهَا زونِكٌ زونْزَى، ... يُخْضِفُ، إِنْ فَزِعَ، بِالضَّبْغَطَى
And her husband is Zawnik, Zawnza, ... he stumbles, if frightened, with a clumsy gait.
وَالزَّونْزَى ذُو الْأَبْهَةِ وَالْكِبْرِ.
And the Zawnza is one of grandeur and arrogance.
وَالزَّونِكُ الْقَصِيرُ الدَّمِيمُ، وَرُبَّمَا قَالُوا الزَّونْزَكُ؛
And the Zawnik is the short, ugly one, and sometimes they say Zawnzak.
وَلَسْتُ بِوُكْوَاكٍ وَلَا بِزونِكٍ، ... مَكَانَكَ حَتَّى يُبْعَثَ الْخَلْقُ بَاعِثُهُ
And I am not a complainer nor a Zawnik, stay in your place until the creator raises the creation.
وَالزَّوكُ مِشْيَةُ الْغُرَابِ؛
And the Zawk is the gait of a raven.
وَزَنَكَ يَرُوكُ إِذَا قَارَبَ خَطْوَهُ وَحَرَّكَ جَسَدَهُ،
And Zanaka yaruk if he shortened his steps and moved his body.
فَإِنَّهُ مِن بَابِ دَدَن مِمَّا تَضَاعَفَتِ الْفَاءُ وَالْعَيْنُ مِنْ مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ
For it is from the pattern of ddn, where the first and second radicals are doubled from the same place.