حكى

See also: حكي‎

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ح ك ي‎ (ḥ-k-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.kaː/

Verb

حَكَى • (ḥakā) I, non-past يَحْكِي‎‎ (yaḥkī)

  1. to tell, report, narrate, relate
  2. to resemble
  3. to imitate
  4. to tie a knot firmly

Conjugation

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حكى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “ح ك ي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ك ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic حَكَى‎ (ḥakā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.ka/, [ˈħa.ka]
  • (file)

Verb

حكى • (ḥaka) (form I, present بحكي‎ (biḥki))

  1. to talk, to speak
    ‏ما فيه حدا بحكي عن هيك مواضيع.‎‎
    mā fī ḥada biḥki ʕan hēk mawāḍīʕ
    There isn't anybody who talks about such topics.
  2. to say
    Synonym: قال‎ (ʔāl)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of حكى (ḥaka)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حكيت (ḥakēt) حكيت (ḥakēt) حكى (ḥaka) حكينا (ḥakēna) حكيتو (ḥakētu) حكو (ḥaku)
f حكيتي (ḥakēti) حكت (ḥakat)
present m بحكي (baḥki) بتحكي (btiḥki) بيحكي (biḥki) منحكي (mniḥki) بتحكو (btiḥku) بحكو (biḥku)
f بتحكي (btiḥki) بتحكي (btiḥki)
subjunctive m احكي (aḥki) تحكي (tiḥki) يحكي (yiḥki) نحكي (niḥki) تحكو (tiḥku) يحكو (yiḥku)
f تحكي (tiḥki) تحكي (tiḥki)
imperative m احكي (iḥki) احكو (iḥku)
f احكي (iḥki)
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