كوك

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shortness, particularly in stature, and by extension, to a lack of worth or a quick, unsteady gait. It can also describe a strong current of water.

Derived headwords

الكيكاءnoun

1.
worthless personclassical
A person who is of no good, implying worthlessness or a lack of character.

الكوكىnoun

1.
worthless personclassical
Similar to الكيكاء, referring to a man who is of no good or worthless.

كواكيةadjective

1.
shortclassical
Describing a man who is short in stature.

زوازيةadjective

1.
shortclassical
Describing a man who is short, similar to كواكية.

عرانيةadjective

1.
strong currentclassical
Describing water that has a strong, rapid flow or current.

كوكاةnoun

1.
short personclassical
A noun referring to a short person, particularly a man.

مكوكياadjective

1.
shuffling gaitclassical
Describing someone who has a shaky, unsteady, or quick gait, often associated with short people.

Parallel reading

الكيكاء والكوكى هما السرطان أي من لا خير فيه من الرجال.

Al-kikā' and al-kūkī are the crab, meaning a man who has no good in him.

رجل كواكية وزوازية أي قصير.

A man is kawākī and zawāzī, meaning short.

ورأيت فلانا مكوكيا؛ وهو الاهتزاز في المشية والسرعة، وهو من عدو القصار؛

And I saw so-and-so as makūkī; which is the shaking in his gait and his speed, and it is from the running of short people;

دعوت كوكاة بغرب مرجس، ... فجاء يسعى حاسرا لم يلبس

I called a short man with a flowing garment, ... and he came running, bareheaded and unclothed.