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كيك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of crab, characterized by its negative qualities. It also has a derived term for a type of cake, though its connection to the primary meaning is unclear.

Derived headwords

الكيكةnoun
  1. 1.
    cakemodern

    A sweet baked food, typically made with flour, sugar, and eggs.

كياكيnoun
  1. 1.
    cakesmodern

    The plural form of 'cake'.

كيكيةnoun
  1. 1.
    cakeclassical

    An alternative form for 'cake', possibly an older or dialectal variant.

الكيكاءnoun
  1. 1.
    crabclassical

    A type of crab, used metaphorically to describe a man of no good character.

الكوكىnoun
  1. 1.
    crabclassical

    Another term for a crab, also used metaphorically for a worthless man.

Parallel reading

الكيكة البيضة
The white cake.
وجمعها كياكي
And its plural is 'kiyaki'.
وقال الفراء: أصلها كيكية مثل الليلة أصلها ليلية
And Al-Farra' said: its origin is 'kikiyyah' like 'al-laylah' its origin is 'layliyyah'.
ولذلك جمعتا كياكي وليالي
And for that reason, they are both pluralized as 'kiyaki' and 'layali'.
الكيكاء والكوكى هما السرطان
Al-kika' and al-kuki are the crab.
أي من لا خير فيه من الرجال
Meaning, one who has no good in him among men.