ذكر

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See also: ذکر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ذ ك ر (ḏ-k-r). Cognate with Hebrew זָכַר (zachár, to remember) and Ugaritic 𐎏𐎋𐎗 (ḏkr, to remember).

Pronunciation

Verb

ذَكَرَ (ḏakara) I, non-past يَذْكُرُ‎ (yaḏkuru)

  1. to remember, to recall
  2. to bear in mind
  3. to think
  4. to speak, to talk
  5. to name, to mention, to cite, to quote
  6. to state, to designate, to indicate
  7. to refer
  8. to report, to tell, to relate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

ذَكَّرَ (ḏakkara) II, non-past يُذَكِّرُ‎ (yuḏakkiru), verbal noun تَذْكِير (taḏkīr) or تَذْكِرَة (taḏkira)

  1. to remind, to point out
Conjugation

Verb

ذَكَّرَ (ḏakkara) II, non-past يُذَكِّرُ‎ (yuḏakkiru), verbal noun تَذْكِير (taḏkīr)

  1. (grammar) to make masculine
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

Cognate with Hebrew זֵכֶר (zécher, remembrance).

Pronunciation

Noun

ذِكْر (ḏikrm (plural أَذْكَار (ʔaḏkār))

  1. verbal noun of ذَكَرَ (ḏakara) (form I)
  2. recollection, remembrance
  3. reputation, renown
  4. mentioning, quoting, quote, citing, citation
  5. stating, indicating, naming
  6. report, account, narration
  7. (Islam) dhikr, zikr
Descendants
  • Kazakh: зікір (zıkır)
  • Malay: dikir/zikir
  • Russian: зикр (zikr)
Related terms
Declension

Etymology 4

From Proto-Semitic *ðikar- (man; male; phallus) (ذ ك ر (ḏ-k-r)). Cognate with Hebrew זָכָר (zachár, male).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ða.kar/
  • (file)

Noun

ذَكَر (ḏakarm (plural ذُكُور (ḏukūr) or ذُكْرَان (ḏukrān) or ذُكُورَة (ḏukūra) or ذِكَار (ḏikār) or ذِكَارَة (ḏikāra) or ذِكَرَة (ḏikara))

  1. male
Antonyms
Declension

Related terms

Pronunciation

Noun

ذَكَر (ḏakarm (plural ذُكُور (ḏukūr))

  1. penis
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذكر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN