أزكى

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Arabic

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Root
ز ك ي (z k y)
4 terms

Etymology

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Elative of زَاكٍ (zākin, pure).

Adjective

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أَزْكَى (ʔazkā) (feminine زَاكِيَة (zākiya), masculine plural زَاكُونَ (zākūna), feminine plural زَاكِيَات (zākiyāt))

  1. elative degree of زَاكٍ (zākin):
    1. more pure; most pure
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:19:
        فَابْعَثُوا أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَا أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ
        So send one of you with these silver coins of yours to the city, and let him find which food is the purest, and then bring you provisions from it.

Declension

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