حكا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of tightening, securing, or making something firm. It extends to concepts of chastity, modesty, and the act of recounting or narrating.

Derived headwords

أَحْكَأَverb

1.
to tightenboth
To make a knot or something similar tight and firm.
2.
to be chasteclassical
To be modest, chaste, or pure, often implying self-restraint.

أَحْكَىverb

1.
to tightenboth
To make something tight or firm, similar to 'ahka'a'.
2.
to be chasteclassical
To be modest and chaste, an alternative form to 'ahka'a'.

حَكْيًاnoun

1.
tighteningclassical
The act of making something tight or firm.
2.
chastityclassical
The state of being chaste or modest.
3.
narrationboth
The act of recounting or telling a story.

حَكِيّadjective

1.
He narrated the speech from him, he narrates, a narration.both
He narrated the speech from him, he narrates, a narration.

Parallel reading

أحكأت العقدة وأحكيتها، أي شددتها

I tightened the knot and I tightened it, meaning I made it firm.

قال عدي بن زيد يصف جارية: أجل (1) أن الله قد فضلكم فوق من أحكأ صلبا بإزار

Adi bin Zayd said, describing a slave girl: 'Indeed, Allah has favored you over one who tightened [her] loins with a wrap.'

ويروى: " فوق من أحكى بصلب وإزار "

And it is narrated: 'over one who tightened [her] loins with a wrap.'

أي بحسب وعفة

Meaning, according to [her] lineage and chastity.