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ز ي ك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of strutting, swaggering, and walking with ostentatious pride. It describes a particular manner of gait characterized by vanity and self-importance.

Derived headwords

الزيكانnoun
  1. 1.
    Strutting, swaggeringclassical

    The act of walking with ostentatious pride and self-importance; a conceited gait.

يزيكverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    He walks with a strutting, swaggering gait, characterized by vanity.

يحيكverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    He walks with a strutting, swaggering gait, characterized by vanity.

زيكونname
  1. 1.
    Zaykunclassical

    A proper name, possibly referring to a place or person, with the pronunciation noted as 'Zaykun' or 'Zaykun'.

Parallel reading

هو التبختر والاختيال
It is strutting and swaggering.
يقال: مر يزيك في مشيته
It is said: He passed by strutting in his walk.
ويحيك: أي يميس ويتبختر
And 'yahik': meaning he walks with a swaying, strutting gait.
وزيكون بنسف نقله الصاغاني
And Zaykun of Nasaf, al-Saghani transmitted it.
وضبطه غيره بالكسر
And others vocalized it with a kasra.