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ز وك

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by short steps, swaying hips, and an ostentatious gait. It also extends to related concepts like haste, shyness, and even geographical names and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

الزوكnoun
  1. 1.
    Crow's walkclassical

    A gait resembling that of a crow, characterized by short steps.

  2. 2.
    Swaying walkclassical

    A gait involving the movement of the shoulders and hips, with short steps and a wide stance.

  3. 3.
    Ostentatious walkclassical

    A proud, strutting, or swaggering walk.

وزوكnoun
  1. 1.
    Crow's walkclassical

    A specific type of walk likened to that of a crow.

زاكverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with short stepsclassical

    To walk with short, close steps, often accompanied by swaying of the body.

  2. 2.
    to swaggerclassical

    To walk with ostentation, pride, or arrogance.

يزوكverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with short stepsclassical

    Present tense of 'zak', describing the action of walking with short, swaying steps.

  2. 2.
    to swaggerclassical

    Present tense of 'zak', describing the action of walking ostentatiously.

زوكاnoun
  1. 1.
    short-stepped walkclassical

    The act or manner of walking with short steps and body movement.

  2. 2.
    swaggeringclassical

    The act of walking with ostentation or pride.

زوكانnoun
  1. 1.
    swaggering gaitclassical

    A proud, ostentatious, or swaggering manner of walking.

الزوكانnoun
  1. 1.
    swaggering gaitclassical

    The proud and ostentatious manner of walking.

الزونكnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of gaitclassical

    A specific gait, possibly related to the root 'z-n-k', debated in its etymology.

الزونكىnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of gaitclassical

    A variant form related to 'al-zonk', indicating a specific gait.

الزنزكnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of gaitclassical

    A specific gait, possibly related to the root 'z-z-k', with debated etymology.

المزوزكةnoun
  1. 1.
    hasty womanclassical

    A woman who walks quickly, moving her buttocks and sides.

أزوكتverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with short stepsclassical

    A woman's gait characterized by short steps.

التزاوكnoun
  1. 1.
    shynessclassical

    The act of feeling shy or bashful.

الزوكيونname
  1. 1.
    a tribeclassical

    A lineage or group of Arabs from Upper Egypt, belonging to the Banu Harb and Juhaynah.

زاكانname
  1. 1.
    a city nameclassical

    A city in Persia, from which the author 'al-Zakani' hailed.

الزاكانيname
  1. 1.
    author's nisbaclassical

    A nisba referring to someone from the city of Zakān, notably the author of the Maqamat.

الزواكnoun
  1. 1.
    showy walkerclassical

    One who walks with excessive movement but covers little distance.

Parallel reading

هو مشي الغراب
It is the walk of a crow.
أنك أنت ألأم من مشى ... في فحش مومسة وزوك غراب
That you are more base than one who walks... in the obscenity of a prostitute, with the gait of a crow.
في فحش زانية
in the obscenity of a fornicatress
في زوك فاسية
in the swaggering gait of a dissolute woman
الزوك: تحريك المنكبين في المشي مع قصر الخطو
Al-Zawk: moving the shoulders while walking with short steps.
هو مشية في تقارب وفحج
It is a gait with close steps and a wide stance.
رأيت رجالا حين يمشون فحجوا ... وزاكو، وما كانوا يزوكون من قبل
I saw men when they walked wide-legged... and they walked with short steps, which they did not do before.
الزوك التبختر والاختيال
Al-Zawk is strutting and ostentation.
زاك يزوك زوكا وزوكانا
Zak yuzuk zukā and zukānā.
المزوزكة: المسرعة من النساء التي إذا مشت حركت أليتيها وجنبيها
Al-Muzawzikah: the hasty woman who, when she walks, moves her buttocks and sides.
أزوكت المرأة: مشت مشية القصيرة
A woman 'azawkat': she walked with the gait of a short-stepped person.
التزاوك: الاستحياء
Al-Tazāwuk: shyness.
تزاوك مضطئناً آرَمَ ... إذا ائْتَبَهَ الإِدُّ لا يَفْطَؤُهُ
He shyly moves, with a proud bearing... when the wild ass notices him, it does not deter him.
الزوكيون، محركة: بطين من العرب بصعيد مصر من بني حرب، ثم من جهينة
Al-Zukiyyūn, vocalized: A lineage of Arabs from Upper Egypt, from Banu Harb, then from Juhaynah.
زاكان: مدينة بالعجم، منها عبيد الزاكاني، صاحب المقامات
Zakān: a city in Persia, from which is 'Ubayd al-Zakānī, the author of the Maqamat.
الزواك، كشداد: هو الذي يتحرك في مشيته كثيرا وما يقطعه من المسافة قليل
Al-Zawwāk, like shaddād: He is one who moves a lot in his walk, and the distance he covers is little.