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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to growth, increase, and purity. It encompasses concepts of natural development, spiritual purification, and moral uprightness. It can also refer to the best or choicest part of something.

Derived headwords

زكاverb
  1. 1.
    to grow, increaseboth

    To grow naturally, to increase in quantity or quality.

  2. 2.
    to be purifiedboth

    To be cleansed or made pure, often in a spiritual or moral sense.

  3. 3.
    to be righteous, uprightboth

    To become morally good, virtuous, or upright.

  4. 4.
    to prosper, thriveboth

    To flourish, to be in a state of well-being and success.

يزكوverb
  1. 1.
    he grows, increasesboth

    Present tense of 'zaka', indicating ongoing growth or increase.

  2. 2.
    it is purifiedboth

    Present tense of 'zaka', indicating something is being purified.

زكاءnoun
  1. 1.
    growth, increaseboth

    The act or process of growing or increasing.

  2. 2.
    purity, purificationboth

    The state of being pure or the act of purifying.

  3. 3.
    righteousnessboth

    The quality of being morally upright and virtuous.

أزكىverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to grow, increaseboth

    To make something grow or increase; to foster development.

  2. 2.
    to purifyboth

    To cleanse or make something pure.

  3. 3.
    to make righteousboth

    To cause someone or something to become righteous.

زكوهverb
  1. 1.
    they grew, increasedboth

    Past tense, plural form of 'zaka', indicating growth or increase among a group.

زكاه الله تعالىverb
  1. 1.
    God purified himboth

    A phrase indicating divine purification or sanctification of an individual.

أزكاهverb
  1. 1.
    he purified it/himboth

    Past tense of 'azka', indicating the act of purification performed by a subject on an object.

صلحverb
  1. 1.
    to be righteous, uprightboth

    To become morally good, virtuous, or reformed.

تنعمverb
  1. 1.
    to live in prosperity, enjoy luxuryboth

    To live a life of ease, comfort, and abundance.

زكيadjective
  1. 1.
    pure, righteousboth

    Describing someone who is morally pure, virtuous, and upright.

  2. 2.
    prosperousboth

    Describing someone who is thriving and living in abundance.

أزكياءadjective
  1. 1.
    pure ones, righteous onesboth

    Plural of 'zaki', referring to a group of pure, virtuous, or righteous individuals.

الزكاةnoun
  1. 1.
    purity, purificationboth

    The act or state of being pure, often referring to spiritual or moral cleansing.

  2. 2.
    charity, almsboth

    The portion of wealth given to purify the remainder and help the needy.

  3. 3.
    growth, increaseboth

    The concept of increase or growth, often in a spiritual or material sense.

صفوةnoun
  1. 1.
    best part, eliteboth

    The choicest, purest, or most excellent part of something.

الزكاnoun
  1. 1.
    even numberclassical

    The even part of a number, referring to pairs or divisible by two.

Parallel reading

زكا يزكو زكاء
It grew, it grows, growth.
كأزكى
Like causing to grow.
وزكاه الله تعالى
And God, the Almighty, purified him.
وأزكاه
And he purified it/him.
والرجل: صلح
And the man: became righteous.
وتنعم
And lived in prosperity.
فهو زكي من أزكياء
So he is righteous, from the righteous ones.
والزكاة: صفوة الشيء
And Zakat: the best part of a thing.
وما أخرجته من مالك لتطهره به
And what you bring forth from your wealth to purify it with.
والزكا، مقصورا: الشفع من العدد
And Al-Zaka, shortened: the even number.