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زنك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of lineage, specific anatomical parts, and potentially deceptive appearances or cunning individuals. It includes terms for ancestors, anatomical features, and descriptions of people.

Derived headwords

زنكname
  1. 1.
    Ancestorclassical

    Refers to an ancestor, specifically mentioned as Ahmad bin Ahmad al-Muhaddith.

الزنكتانnoun
  1. 1.
    Kidneysclassical

    The two kidneys.

الزونكnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceptive personclassical

    Someone who raises themselves above their station, appearing to have more than they do, or someone who looks at their own advantages while deceiving themselves.

  2. 2.
    Deceptive appearanceclassical

    A deceptive appearance or situation where one seems to have good fortune but does not.

الزانكيadjective
  1. 1.
    Cunningclassical

    A cunning or sly person.

Parallel reading

جد جد أحمد بن أحمد المحدث.
The great-grandfather of Ahmad bin Ahmad al-Muhaddith.
والزنكتان، محركة: الريكتان.
And al-Zankatan, with harakah: the two kidneys.
والزونك، كعملس: الزونزك، أو الرافع نفسه فوق قدرها، الناظر في عطفيه يرى أن عنده خيرا وليس كذلك.
And al-Zunk, like 'amalasa: al-Zunzuk, or one who elevates himself beyond his capacity, looking at his own advantages and seeing that he has good when it is not so.
والزانكي، بكسر النون: الشاطر.
And al-Zanki, with kasrah on the nun: the cunning one.