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الزعكوك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe individuals or animals characterized by stoutness or shortness, often with negative connotations of meanness or baseness. It also has a secondary meaning related to a period of staying or dwelling.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْكُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat camelclassical

    A description of a camel that is stout and well-fed.

  2. 2.
    Short, base personclassical

    Refers to a person who is short in stature and of low character or mean disposition.

زَعَاكِكnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat camelsclassical

    The plural form of 'الزعكوك', referring to multiple stout camels.

  2. 2.
    Short, base peopleclassical

    The plural form of 'الزعكوك', referring to multiple short and base individuals.

زَعَاكِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat camelsclassical

    An alternative plural form for stout camels.

  2. 2.
    Short, base peopleclassical

    An alternative plural form for short and base individuals.

زَعْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Period of stayingclassical

    A duration of time spent dwelling or remaining in a place.

Parallel reading

الزَّعْكُوك، كعصفور: السمين من الإبل، والقصير اللئيم، ج: زعاكك وزعاكيك.
Al-za'kūk, like 'asfūr: the fat one of camels, and the short, base one, pl: za'ākik and za'ākīk.
ولهم زعكة: لبثة.
And they have a za'kah: a period of staying.