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زكو

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns growth, increase, and abundance, particularly in relation to wealth, crops, and spiritual purity. It also extends to concepts of goodness, righteousness, and divine blessing.

Derived headwords

زَكَاverb
  1. 1.
    to grow, increaseboth

    Used for wealth, crops, and other things that grow and increase in quantity or value.

  2. 2.
    to become pure, righteousboth

    Refers to a person becoming morally upright and pure.

يَزْكُوverb
  1. 1.
    grows, increasesboth

    The present tense form indicating ongoing growth or increase.

  2. 2.
    becomes pure, righteousboth

    The present tense form indicating a state of purity or righteousness.

زَكَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    growth, increaseboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) for the concept of growth and increase.

  2. 2.
    purity, righteousnessboth

    The masdar referring to a state of purity or moral uprightness.

زَكُواverb
  1. 1.
    grew, increasedboth

    Past tense, plural form indicating growth or increase.

  2. 2.
    became pure, righteousboth

    Past tense, plural form indicating a state of purity or righteousness.

أَزْكَىverb
  1. 1.
    caused to grow, increaseboth

    Form IV verb meaning to cause something to grow or increase, often implying divine action.

  2. 2.
    purified, made righteousboth

    To cause someone or something to become pure or righteous.

تَزْكِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    purification, sanctificationboth

    The act of purifying or sanctifying, often used in a spiritual context.

  2. 2.
    growth, increaseboth

    The act of causing something to grow or increase.

Parallel reading

المال والزرع وغيرهما يزكو زكاء
Wealth, crops, and other things grow and increase.
وزكوا، بالفتح، كذا في النسخ وفي المحكم: كعلو؛ (نما) وراع.
And they grew, with the fathah, as in the manuscripts and in al-Muḥkam: like 'alaw; (it grew) and thrived.
المال تنقصه النفقة والعلم يزكو على الإنفاق
Wealth is diminished by spending, while knowledge increases through spending.
فأما العلم فإنه يزكو بالإنفاق
As for knowledge, it increases through spending.
وكل شيء يزداد ويسمن فهو يزكو زكاء
And everything that increases and fattens is said to grow and increase.
وزكاه الله تعالى تزكية وأزكاه: أنماه وجعل فيه بركة
And Allah, the Exalted, purified him with purification and made him grow: He increased him and put blessing in him.
وزكا الرجل يزكو زكوا: صلح
And a man became righteous, he becomes righteous, he became righteous: he became good.
ما
What