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صكو

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of sticking to, adhering to, or being close to someone. It also touches upon the idea of mimicking or acting like someone else, often in a reciprocal manner.

Derived headwords

صَاكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to stick to himclassical

    To adhere closely to someone, to be inseparable from them.

يُصَاكِينِيverb
  1. 1.
    he mimics meclassical

    He imitates me or acts like me, often in a reciprocal or competitive way.

يُحَاكِينِيverb
  1. 1.
    he imitates meclassical

    He imitates me or tries to be like me, often in a way that suggests rivalry or comparison.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال غيره: أي (لزمه)، وهو مقلوب صاكه، نقله الصاغاني، عن ابن الأعرابي.
Others said: meaning (he stuck to him), and it is an inversion of ṣākahu, narrated by Al-Saghani from Ibn Al-A'rabi.
ويقال: لم يزل {يصاكيني ويحاكيني منذ اليوم وهو مقلوب يكايصني، وهو مستدرك عليه.
And it is said: He has been mimicking me and imitating me since today, and it is an inversion of yukāyiṣunī, and it is an addition to it.