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زكك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of being lean, thin, or meager, often in a negative or undesirable way. It can describe animals, people, or even movement, implying a lack of substance or vigor.

Derived headwords

الزَّكِيكُadjective
  1. 1.
    Lean, thin, meagerboth

    Describing something that is thin, lacking flesh or substance, often implying weakness or poor condition.

زَكَّىverb
  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

زَكَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To move with a light, quick gaitclassical

    Used to describe the movement of a bird, like a dove, suggesting a light and agile motion.

زكت الدراجة — The dove moved with a light gait.
الزَّكُّnoun
  1. 1.
    Leanness, thinnessclassical

    The state or quality of being lean or thin, often referring to an animal or person.

زَكٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    Lean, emaciatedclassical

    Describing someone or something as thin and weak, lacking flesh.

زَكازِكadjective
  1. 1.
    Ugly, insignificant, meagerclassical

    Describing a person as unattractive, of little importance, or meager in stature or quality.

Parallel reading

المشى الزكيك: المقرمط.
The lean gait: the nimble one.
مثل زكيك الناهض المحمم
Like your lean, rising, soot-blackened one.
ويقال: زكت الدراجة.
And it is said: the dove moved with a light gait.
كما يقال زافت الحمامة.
Just as it is said the dove fluttered.
والزك: المهزول.
And 'az-zak': the emaciated.
مثل كثيب الرمل غير زك
Like a sand dune, not lean.
ورجل زكازك
And a man, ugly and insignificant.
أي دميم قليل.
Meaning ugly and meager.