ذكي
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Arabic
| Root |
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| ذ ك ي (ḏ k y) |
| 5 terms |
| Root |
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| ذ ك و (ḏ k w) |
| 4 terms |
Etymology 1.1
Pronunciation
Adjective
ذَكِيّ • (ḏakiyy) (feminine ذَكِيَّة (ḏakiyya), masculine plural ذَكِيُّون (ḏakiyyūn) or أَذْكِيَاء (ʔaḏkiyāʔ), feminine plural ذَكِيَّات (ḏakiyyāt), elative أَذْكَى (ʔaḏkā))
Declension
Declension of adjective ذَكِيّ (ḏakiyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ذَكِي ḏakī |
الذَّكِي aḏ-ḏakī |
ذَكِيَّة ḏakiyya |
الذَّكِيَّة aḏ-ḏakiyya |
| Nominative | ذَكِيٌّ ḏakiyyun |
الذَّكِيُّ aḏ-ḏakiyyu |
ذَكِيَّةٌ ḏakiyyatun |
الذَّكِيَّةُ aḏ-ḏakiyyatu |
| Accusative | ذَكِيًّا ḏakiyyan |
الذَّكِيَّ aḏ-ḏakiyya |
ذَكِيَّةً ḏakiyyatan |
الذَّكِيَّةَ aḏ-ḏakiyyata |
| Genitive | ذَكِيٍّ ḏakiyyin |
الذَّكِيِّ aḏ-ḏakiyyi |
ذَكِيَّةٍ ḏakiyyatin |
الذَّكِيَّةِ aḏ-ḏakiyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ذَكِيَّيْن ḏakiyyayn |
الذَّكِيَّيْن aḏ-ḏakiyyayn |
ذَكِيَّتَيْن ḏakiyyatayn |
الذَّكِيَّتَيْن aḏ-ḏakiyyatayn |
| Nominative | ذَكِيَّانِ ḏakiyyāni |
الذَّكِيَّانِ aḏ-ḏakiyyāni |
ذَكِيَّتَانِ ḏakiyyatāni |
الذَّكِيَّتَانِ aḏ-ḏakiyyatāni |
| Accusative | ذَكِيَّيْنِ ḏakiyyayni |
الذَّكِيَّيْنِ aḏ-ḏakiyyayni |
ذَكِيَّتَيْنِ ḏakiyyatayni |
الذَّكِيَّتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏakiyyatayni |
| Genitive | ذَكِيَّيْنِ ḏakiyyayni |
الذَّكِيَّيْنِ aḏ-ḏakiyyayni |
ذَكِيَّتَيْنِ ḏakiyyatayni |
الذَّكِيَّتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏakiyyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ذَكِيِّين; أَذْكِيَاء ḏakiyyīn; ʔaḏkiyāʔ |
الذَّكِيِّين; الْأَذْكِيَاء aḏ-ḏakiyyīn; al-ʔaḏkiyāʔ |
ذَكِيَّات ḏakiyyāt |
الذَّكِيَّات aḏ-ḏakiyyāt |
| Nominative | ذَكِيُّونَ; أَذْكِيَاءُ ḏakiyyūna; ʔaḏkiyāʔu |
الذَّكِيُّونَ; الْأَذْكِيَاءُ aḏ-ḏakiyyūna; al-ʔaḏkiyāʔu |
ذَكِيَّاتٌ ḏakiyyātun |
الذَّكِيَّاتُ aḏ-ḏakiyyātu |
| Accusative | ذَكِيِّينَ; أَذْكِيَاءَ ḏakiyyīna; ʔaḏkiyāʔa |
الذَّكِيِّينَ; الْأَذْكِيَاءَ aḏ-ḏakiyyīna; al-ʔaḏkiyāʔa |
ذَكِيَّاتٍ ḏakiyyātin |
الذَّكِيَّاتِ aḏ-ḏakiyyāti |
| Genitive | ذَكِيِّينَ; أَذْكِيَاءَ ḏakiyyīna; ʔaḏkiyāʔa |
الذَّكِيِّينَ; الْأَذْكِيَاءِ aḏ-ḏakiyyīna; al-ʔaḏkiyāʔi |
ذَكِيَّاتٍ ḏakiyyātin |
الذَّكِيَّاتِ aḏ-ḏakiyyāti |
Etymology 1.2
Pronunciation
Verb
ذَكِيَ • (ḏakiya) I (non-past يَذْكَى (yaḏkā), verbal noun ذَكَاء (ḏakāʔ))
- to be smart, to be intelligent
Conjugation
Conjugation of ذَكِيَ (I, final-weak, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun ذَكَاء)
| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
ذَكَاء ḏakāʔ | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
ذَكِيّ ḏakiyy | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | ذَكِيتُ ḏakītu |
ذَكِيتَ ḏakīta |
ذَكِيَ ḏakiya |
ذَكِيتُمَا ḏakītumā |
ذَكِيَا ḏakiyā |
ذَكِينَا ḏakīnā |
ذَكِيتُمْ ḏakītum |
ذَكُوا ḏakū | |||
| f | ذَكِيتِ ḏakīti |
ذَكِيَتْ ḏakiyat |
ذَكِيَتَا ḏakiyatā |
ذَكِيتُنَّ ḏakītunna |
ذَكِينَ ḏakīna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أَذْكَى ʔaḏkā |
تَذْكَى taḏkā |
يَذْكَى yaḏkā |
تَذْكَيَانِ taḏkayāni |
يَذْكَيَانِ yaḏkayāni |
نَذْكَى naḏkā |
تَذْكَوْنَ taḏkawna |
يَذْكَوْنَ yaḏkawna | |||
| f | تَذْكَيْنَ taḏkayna |
تَذْكَى taḏkā |
تَذْكَيَانِ taḏkayāni |
تَذْكَيْنَ taḏkayna |
يَذْكَيْنَ yaḏkayna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أَذْكَى ʔaḏkā |
تَذْكَى taḏkā |
يَذْكَى yaḏkā |
تَذْكَيَا taḏkayā |
يَذْكَيَا yaḏkayā |
نَذْكَى naḏkā |
تَذْكَوْا taḏkaw |
يَذْكَوْا yaḏkaw | |||
| f | تَذْكَيْ taḏkay |
تَذْكَى taḏkā |
تَذْكَيَا taḏkayā |
تَذْكَيْنَ taḏkayna |
يَذْكَيْنَ yaḏkayna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أَذْكَ ʔaḏka |
تَذْكَ taḏka |
يَذْكَ yaḏka |
تَذْكَيَا taḏkayā |
يَذْكَيَا yaḏkayā |
نَذْكَ naḏka |
تَذْكَوْا taḏkaw |
يَذْكَوْا yaḏkaw | |||
| f | تَذْكَيْ taḏkay |
تَذْكَ taḏka |
تَذْكَيَا taḏkayā |
تَذْكَيْنَ taḏkayna |
يَذْكَيْنَ yaḏkayna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | اِذْكَ iḏka |
اِذْكَيَا iḏkayā |
اِذْكَوْا iḏkaw |
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| f | اِذْكَيْ iḏkay |
اِذْكَيْنَ iḏkayna | ||||||||||
References
- Mace, John (2007) “ذكي”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic
| Root |
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| ذ ك ي |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic ذَكِيّ (ḏakiyy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ذكي • (zaki) (feminine ذكية (zakiyya), masculine plural أذكية (ʔazkiya))