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

References

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