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
    • ‏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],
    Synonyms: ذَبَحَ‎ (ḏabaḥa, “to slaughter”), نَحَرَ‎ (naḥara), جَزَرَ‎ (jazara)
  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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