The triliteral root dhāl kāf wāw (ذ ك و) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form II verb dhakkay (ذَكَّيْ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form II) - to slaughter
(5:3:21) dhakkaytum | you slaughtered | وَمَا أَكَلَ السَّبُعُ إِلَّا مَا ذَكَّيْتُمْ وَمَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُبِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary