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وكك

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by swaying, rolling, or a hesitant gait. It also extends to the sound of doves and, metaphorically, to cowardice.

Derived headwords

الوكوكةnoun
  1. 1.
    swaying walkclassical

    A manner of walking that resembles the gait of someone unsteady or rolling, similar to the word 'zakik'.

  2. 2.
    rolling motionclassical

    The act of rolling or tumbling, used to describe a specific type of movement.

توكوكverb
  1. 1.
    to walk swayingclassical

    To walk with a swaying, rolling, or unsteady gait.

وكواكadjective
  1. 1.
    swaying walkerclassical

    A man whose walk is characterized by a swaying or rolling motion, as if he were tumbling from a height.

  2. 2.
    cowardlyclassical

    Describing someone who is cowardly or timid, lacking bravery.

وكوكةnoun
  1. 1.
    cooing soundclassical

    The cooing or rumbling sound made by doves.

الوكnoun
  1. 1.
    pushingclassical

    The act of pushing or shoving.

الكوnoun
  1. 1.
    concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or concealing something.

عك وكother
  1. 1.
    dragging garment edgesclassical

    A style of wearing an izar (lower garment) where its ends are allowed to trail on the ground.

ركا قا لother
  1. 1.
    swaggering gaitclassical

    A description of a proud, swaggering, or boastful way of walking.

زونكadjective
  1. 1.
    braveclassical

    Describing someone who is brave or valiant.

Parallel reading

الوكوكة في المشي: مثل الزكيك، وقيل: التدحرج
Al-wukūkah in walking: like az-zakīk, and it was said: rolling.
وقد توكوك إذا مشى كذلك
And he walked with a swaying gait if he walked like that.
ورجل وكواك: مشيته كذلك
And a man is wakwāk: his walk is like that.
رجل وكواك إذا كان كأنه يتدحرج من قصره
A man is wakwāk if he is as if he were rolling from his height.
وكوكة الحمام: هديرها
And the wakwakah of doves: their cooing.
الوك الدفع والكو الكن
Al-wakk is pushing and al-kakk is concealing.
ائتزر فلان إزرة عك وك
So-and-so wore an izar in the 'akk wakk style.
وهو أن يسبل طرفي إزاره
And it is that he lets the ends of his izar trail.
إن زرته تجده عك وكا
If you visit him, you will find him 'akk wakkā (dragging his garment).
مشيته في الدار هاك ركا
His walk in the house is like this: swaggering.
ولست بوكواك ولا بزونك
And you are not a wakwāk (coward) nor a zūnuk (brave).