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زرك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to negative character traits, specifically bad temper or disposition. It also has a specific historical usage as a proper name.

Derived headwords

زَرِكَverb
  1. 1.
    to have bad temperboth

    To possess a disagreeable or ill-tempered disposition.

زُرَيْكname
  1. 1.
    Zuraikclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Zuraik bin Abi Zuraik Al-Basri, a traditionist (muhaddith).

Parallel reading

زرك، كفرح: ساء خلقه.
Zarika, like faraha: his disposition became bad.
وكزبير: زريك بن أبي زريك البصري: محدث.
And like zubair: Zuraik bin Abi Zuraik Al-Basri: a traditionist.