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زيك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of walking with pride and arrogance. It describes a conceited gait and a haughty demeanor, often implying a deliberate display of self-importance.

Derived headwords

زَاكَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutboth

    To walk with a proud, arrogant, or conceited gait.

يَزِيكُverb
  1. 1.
    strutsboth

    Present tense of the verb meaning to walk with a proud or conceited gait.

زِيكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingboth

    The act of walking with pride and arrogance; a conceited gait.

تَبَخْتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to swaggerboth

    To walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way.

اخْتَالَverb
  1. 1.
    to be haughtyboth

    To behave in a proud and superior manner; to be arrogant.

Parallel reading

زَاكَ يزيك زيكا: تبختر واختال.
He strutted, he swaggered and was haughty.