زَكِىٌّ
Root: زكو
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زَكِىٌّ
i. q.
زَاكٍ , which signifies Increasing [&c., as act part. n. of زَكَا, q. v.]: [and growing, or thriving]: applied in this sense to a boy.
2 غُلَامًا زَكِيًّا in the Kur xix. 19 means [A boy] pure from sins: or growing, or increasing, in goodness and righteousness: or purified by nature: or such as shall in the future become purified. And نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً in the Kur xviii. 73 means [A soul, or person,] pure from sins: some read ; but the former is more forcible: [or,] accord. to AA, ↓ the latter means that has never sinned: and the former, that has sinned and then been forgiven. [Or] رَجُلٌ زَكِىٌّ signifies A good, or righteous, man: and the pl. is أَزْكِيَآءُ. And also A man enjoying, or leading, a plentiful, and a pleasant or an easy, and a soft or delicate, life: pl. as above.
3 And أَرْضٌ زَكِيَّةٌ Good, fat land. (TA in art زكى.)
2 غُلَامًا زَكِيًّا in the Kur xix. 19 means [A boy] pure from sins: or growing, or increasing, in goodness and righteousness: or purified by nature: or such as shall in the future become purified. And نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً in the Kur xviii. 73 means [A soul, or person,] pure from sins: some read ; but the former is more forcible: [or,] accord. to AA, ↓ the latter means that has never sinned: and the former, that has sinned and then been forgiven. [Or] رَجُلٌ زَكِىٌّ signifies A good, or righteous, man: and the pl. is أَزْكِيَآءُ. And also A man enjoying, or leading, a plentiful, and a pleasant or an easy, and a soft or delicate, life: pl. as above.
3 And أَرْضٌ زَكِيَّةٌ Good, fat land. (TA in art زكى.)
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