ذكر
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ذكر¹
- /ða.ka.ra/
Where it comes from
Cognate with Akkadian 𒈬 (zakārum, “to name, to mention”), Hebrew זָכַר (zachár, “to remember”) and Ugaritic 𐎏𐎋𐎗 (ḏkr, “to remember”).
verb ذَكَرَ · ḏakara · يَذْكُرُ · ذِكْر · تَذْكَار
- to mention فَإِذَا أُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا الْقِتَالُ رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَرَضٌ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ الْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ
- to remember, to recall
- to bear in mind
- to think
- to speak, to talk
- to state, to designate, to indicate
- to refer
- to report, to tell, to relate
ذكر²
- /ðak.ka.ra/
verb ذَكَّرَ · ḏakkara · يُذَكِّرُ · تَذْكِير · تَذْكِرَة
- to remind, to point out
ذكر³
- /ðikr/
Where it comes from
Cognate with Hebrew זֵכֶר (zécher, “remembrance”).
noun ذِكْر · ḏikr · أَذْكَار · الذِّكْر
- verbal noun of ذَكَرَ (ḏakara) (form I)
- recollection, remembrance
- reputation, renown
- mentioning, quoting, quote, citing, citation
- stating, indicating, naming
- report, account, narration
- dhikr, zikr
ذكر⁴
- /ða.kar/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ðikar- (“man; male; phallus”). Cognate with Hebrew זָכָר (zachár, “male”).
noun ذَكَر · ḏakar · ذُكُور · ذُكْرَان · ذُكُورَة · ذِكَار
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male
Opposite: أُنْثَى
noun ذَكَر · ḏakar · ذُكُور · الذَّكَر
-
penis
Similar: قَضِيب
ذكر⁵
verb ذَكَّرَ · ḏakkara · يُذَكِّرُ · تَذْكِير · مُذَكِّر
- to make masculine
- to pollinate artificially
In English
- male human of masculine sex or gender
- penis male organ for copulation and urination
- indicate to point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known
- mention a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
- remind cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice
- bear in mind to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- dhikr (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated
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title = {ذكر},
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