حَكَيْتُ
Root: حكى
Form: 1
Full Definition
حَكَيْتُI
, Present.T
ـِ Verbal.Noun حِكَايَةٌ; and حَكَوْتُهُ, Present.T
ـُ; [I related, recited, rehearsed, narrated, or told, the narrative, story, tradition, &c.:] both signify the same. And حَكَيْتُ عَنْهُ الكَلَامَ, Verbal.Noun as above; and حَكَوْتُهُ; i. q.
نَقَلْتُهُ [meaning I transmitted, quoted, or transcribed, from him, the speech, discourse, saying, sentence, or the like; reported, related, recited, rehearsed, narrated, told, or mentioned, the speech, &c., as from him].
2 حَكَيْتُ الشَّىْءَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, I did the like of the thing; as, for instance, another person's art: I imitated it; or emulated it: as also حَكَوْتُهُ, Present.T ـُ. One is related to have said, لَا أَحْكُو كَلَامَ رَبِّى,
3 And حَكَيْتُهُ and I resembled him, and it. You say, فُلَانٌ يَحْكِى الشَّمْسَ حُسْنًا; and , Verbal.Noun as above; Such a one resembles the sun in beauty.
def.2 حَكَى and He tightened a knot; and made it strong: dial. vars. of حَكَأَ and أَحْكَأَ.
2 حَكَيْتُ الشَّىْءَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, I did the like of the thing; as, for instance, another person's art: I imitated it; or emulated it: as also حَكَوْتُهُ, Present.T ـُ. One is related to have said, لَا أَحْكُو كَلَامَ رَبِّى,
3 And حَكَيْتُهُ and I resembled him, and it. You say, فُلَانٌ يَحْكِى الشَّمْسَ حُسْنًا; and , Verbal.Noun as above; Such a one resembles the sun in beauty.
def.2 حَكَى and He tightened a knot; and made it strong: dial. vars. of حَكَأَ and أَحْكَأَ.
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