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زنك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something short, unattractive, or possibly weak and ineffective. It is primarily used in classical poetry to lament the deceased or describe negative attributes.

Derived headwords

الزونكnoun
  1. 1.
    short, ugly personclassical

    A person who is short in stature and unattractive in appearance.

الزونزكnoun
  1. 1.
    short, ugly person (variant)classical

    A variant form of الزونك, referring to a short and unattractive person.

Parallel reading

الزونك (١) القصير الدميم
Al-Zūnak (1) the short, the ugly.
وربما قالوا الزونزك
And perhaps they say Al-Zūnzak.
قالت امرأة ترثي زوجها: ولست بوكواك ولا بزونك مكانك حتى يبعث الخلق باعثه
A woman said, mourning her husband: 'You were not a weakling, nor a short, ugly person in your place, until the Creator raises the creation.'
ويروى: " ولا بزونزك "
And it is narrated: 'Nor a short, ugly person.'