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وَكْتٌ

Root: وكت

Full Definition

وَكْتٌ , or وَكْتَهٌ, A mark, or a small mark, in a thing, resembling a speck (نقطة), of a different colour from the thing itself: pl. of the latter [or rather coll. gen. n., of which the latter is the n. un.] وَكْتٌ.
2 وَكْتٌ A little; not much, a little thing.
3 وَكْتٌ and وَكْتَةٌ A speck that appears in a date by reason of its ripening.
4 وَكْتَةٌ A speck (نُقْطَة) in a thing: or what resembles a نُقْطَة in a thing: a red speck, or spot, in the white of the eye, which, if neglected, becomes a وَدْقَة: or a white speck, or spot, in the black of the eye: you say, فِى عيْنِهِ وكتةٌ [In his eye is a speck, &c.].
5 فِى قَلْبِى وَكْتَةٌ مِمَّا قُلْتَ On my heart is a slight impression made by what thou saidst.


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