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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