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زكء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to wealth, abundance, and promptness, particularly concerning money and payment. It also extends to a specific action of a female camel expelling her young.

Derived headwords

زَكِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    he paid its zakat on his behalfboth

    he paid its zakat on his behalf

  2. 2.
    he praised itboth

    he praised it

  3. 3.
    meaning, pure, growingboth

    meaning, pure, growing

زَكْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the known alms of wealthboth

    the known alms of wealth

  2. 2.
    he took his zakatboth

    he took his zakat

زَكْأًnoun
  1. 1.
    it grewboth

    it grew

زَكِئَverb
  1. 1.
    he paid its zakat on his behalfboth

    he paid its zakat on his behalf

  2. 2.
    he praised itboth

    he praised it

  3. 3.
    meaning, pure, growingboth

    meaning, pure, growing

زَكْأًverb
  1. 1.
    it grewboth

    it grew

زَكْأًverb
  1. 1.
    it grewboth

    it grew

زَكْأًnoun
  1. 1.
    it grewboth

    it grew

Parallel reading

رجل زكأة، مثال: همزة وربعة، أي موسر كثير الدراهم عاجل النقد
A man of zakāh, like hamzah and rab'ah, meaning wealthy, with much dirhams, prompt in cash.
يقال هو ملئ زكأة
It is said, 'He is full of zakāh.'
زكأته زكأ عجلت نقده
His zakāh was zakā', meaning you hastened his payment.
وإنه لزكأ النقد
And indeed, he is prompt with payment.
وزكأت الناقة بولدها تزكأ زكأ: رمت به عند رجليها
And the she-camel expelled her young, she expels, zakā': she threw it at her legs.