ذكي

Arabic

Etymology

From the roots ذ ك و (ḏ-k-w) and ذ ك ي (ḏ-k-y); compare ذَكِيَ (ḏakiya, to be intelligent).

Adjective

ذَكِيّ • (ḏakiyy) (feminine ذَكِيَّة (ḏakiyya), masculine plural ذَكِيُّون (ḏakiyyūn) or أَذْكِيَاء (ʔaḏkiyāʔ), feminine plural ذَكِيَّات (ḏakiyyāt), elative أَذْكَى (ʔaḏkā))

  1. intelligent, smart

Declension

Verb

ذَكِيَ • (ḏakiya) I, non-past يَذْكَى‎ (yaḏkā)

  1. to be smart, to be intelligent

Conjugation

Verb

ذَكَّى • (ḏakkā) II, non-past يُذَكِّي‎ (yuḏakkī)

  1. (transitive) to slaughter
    Synonyms: ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa, to slaughter), نَحَرَ (naḥara), جَزَرَ (jazara)
    • وَمَآ أَكَلَ ٱلسَّبُعُ إِلَّا مَا ذَكَّيْتُمْ وَمَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى ٱلنُّصُبِhttps://quran.com/5:3
      wamaʔā ʔakala s-sabuʕu ʔillā mā ḏakkaytum wamā ḏubiḥa ʕalā n-nuṣubi
      and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death],
  2. (transitive) to set fire on

Conjugation

References

  • Mace, John (2007), ذكي”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
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