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تكه

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of cutting, crushing, or breaking something. It also extends to concepts of perishing, being foolish, and the specific item used to tie trousers.

Derived headwords

تَكَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut something into pieces.

  2. 2.
    to crushboth

    To tread upon something and crush it.

تَكْتَكَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutclassical

    To cut something, similar to the verb 'takaha'.

  2. 2.
    to crushclassical

    To crush something, similar to the verb 'takaha'.

نَبَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to harmclassical

    To harm someone, to reach them in a detrimental way.

تَاكٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciatedclassical

    Describing someone or something as thin and weak.

  2. 2.
    perishedclassical

    Describing someone or something that has died or been destroyed.

  3. 3.
    foolishclassical

    Describing someone as unintelligent or lacking sense.

تَكَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to become emaciatedclassical

    To become thin, weak, or perished.

  2. 2.
    to become foolishclassical

    To become foolish or senseless.

تَكْوُكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciationclassical

    The state of being thin, weak, or perished.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state of being foolish or senseless.

تَاكُونَnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated onesclassical

    Plural of 'tak', referring to those who are thin, weak, or perished.

تَكْكَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated onesclassical

    Plural of 'tak', referring to those who are thin, weak, or perished.

تَكَاكٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated onesclassical

    Plural of 'tak', referring to those who are thin, weak, or perished.

تَكْكٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated onesclassical

    Plural of 'tak', referring to those who are thin, weak, or perished.

تِكَّةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    trouser tieboth

    A tie or string used to fasten trousers.

اِسْتَتَكَّverb
  1. 1.
    to insert tieclassical

    To insert the trouser tie into its fastening.

Parallel reading

تَكَّهَ: قطعه، أو وطئه فشدخه
To cut: to cut it, or to tread upon it and crush it.
كتكتكه
Like its cutting/crushing.
والنبذ فلانا: بلغ منه
And to harm someone: to reach them.
والتاك: المهزول، والهالك، والأحمق
And the 'tak': the emaciated, the perished, the foolish.
وقد تككت، كضربت، تكوكا
And he became emaciated, like 'daraba', with 'tukukkan'.
ج: تاكون وتككة وتكاك وتكك
Plural: 'takun', 'takka', 'takak', and 'takk'.
والتكة، بالكسر: رباط السراويل
And the 'tikka', with kasra: the tie of trousers.
ج: تكك
Plural: 'tikk'.
واستتك التكة: أدخلها فيه
And to 'istatakka' the 'tikka': to insert it into it.