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وَكَّاتٌ

Root: وكت

Full Definition

وَكَّاتٌ , mentioned by Kr; thought by ISd to be from وَكَتَ المَشْىَ; [and therefore to signify A man who walks, or goes, with short steps, but in a heavy and ugly manner]; because were it by the phrase mentioned by Kr [i. e. وَكّت فى سيره] it would be مُوَكِّتٌ.
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