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• ذَكَآءُ

  ذَكَآءُ Sharpness, or acuteness, of mind, with quickness of perception, and of intelligence, understanding, sagacity, skill, or knowledge: or completeness of intelligence, with quickness of apprehension: or quickness of…

• ذُكَآءُ

  ذُكَآءُ , imperfectly decl., The sun: determinate, and not admitting the article ال: you say, هٰذِهِ ذُكَآءُ طَالِعَةٌ [This is the sun rising]: derived from ذَكَتِ النَّارُ. 2 Hence, اِبْنُ ذُكَآءَ The dawn, or daybr…