أذكى

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of ذَكِيّ‎ (ḏakiyy, “smart, intelligent; fragrant; tasty”), from the roots ذ ك و‎ (ḏ-k-w) and ذ ك ي‎ (ḏ-k-y).

Adjective

أَذْكَى • (ʾaḏkā)

elative degree of ذَكِيّ‎ (ḏakiyy):
1. smarter, more intelligent; smartest, most intelligent
2. more fragrant; most fragrant
3. tastier; tastiest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَذْكَى (ʾaḏkā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular invariable		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَذْكَى ʾaḏkā	الْأَذْكَى‎ al-ʾaḏkā	ذُكْيَا‎ ḏukyā	الذُّكْيَا‎ aḏ-ḏukyā
Nominative	أَذْكَى ʾaḏkā	الْأَذْكَى‎ al-ʾaḏkā	ذُكْيَا‎ ḏukyā	الذُّكْيَا‎ aḏ-ḏukyā
Accusative	أَذْكَى ʾaḏkā	الْأَذْكَى‎ al-ʾaḏkā	ذُكْيَا‎ ḏukyā	الذُّكْيَا‎ aḏ-ḏukyā
Genitive	أَذْكَى ʾaḏkā	الْأَذْكَى‎ al-ʾaḏkā	ذُكْيَا‎ ḏukyā	الذُّكْيَا‎ aḏ-ḏukyā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَذْكَيَيْن‎ ʾaḏkayayn	الْأَذْكَيَيْن‎ al-ʾaḏkayayn	ذُكْيَيَيْن‎ ḏukyayayn	الذُّكْيَيَيْن‎ aḏ-ḏukyayayn
Nominative	أَذْكَيَانِ‎ ʾaḏkayāni	الْأَذْكَيَانِ‎ al-ʾaḏkayāni	ذُكْيَيَانِ‎ ḏukyayāni	الذُّكْيَيَانِ‎ aḏ-ḏukyayāni
Accusative	أَذْكَيَيْنِ‎ ʾaḏkayayni	الْأَذْكَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḏkayayni	ذُكْيَيَيْنِ‎ ḏukyayayni	الذُّكْيَيَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏukyayayni
Genitive	أَذْكَيَيْنِ‎ ʾaḏkayayni	الْأَذْكَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḏkayayni	ذُكْيَيَيْنِ‎ ḏukyayayni	الذُّكْيَيَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏukyayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَذْكَيْن‎ ʾaḏkayn	الْأَذْكَيْن‎ al-ʾaḏkayn	ذُكْيَيَات‎ ḏukyayāt	الذُّكْيَيَات‎ aḏ-ḏukyayāt
Nominative	أَذْكَوْنَ‎ ʾaḏkawna	الْأَذْكَوْنَ‎ al-ʾaḏkawna	ذُكْيَيَاتٌ‎ ḏukyayātun	الذُّكْيَيَاتُ‎ aḏ-ḏukyayātu
Accusative	أَذْكَيْنَ‎ ʾaḏkayna	الْأَذْكَيْنَ‎ al-ʾaḏkayna	ذُكْيَيَاتٍ‎ ḏukyayātin	الذُّكْيَيَاتِ‎ aḏ-ḏukyayāti
Genitive	أَذْكَيْنَ‎ ʾaḏkayna	الْأَذْكَيْنَ‎ al-ʾaḏkayna	ذُكْيَيَاتٍ‎ ḏukyayātin	الذُّكْيَيَاتِ‎ aḏ-ḏukyayāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أذكى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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