حكي

See also: حكى

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

حُكِّي • (ḥukkī) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of حَكَّ (ḥakka)

Etymology 2

Verb

حُكِيَ • (ḥukiya) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of حَكَا (ḥakā)
2. third-person masculine singular past passive of حَكَى (ḥakā)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ك ي
5 terms

Etymology

Equivalent to the verbal noun of حكى (ḥaka, “to talk, to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.ki/, [ˈħa.ki]

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Noun

حكي • (ḥaki) m

1. speech, talk
2. way of speaking

Derived terms

• الحكي مش متل الشوف (il-ḥaki miš mitl il-šōf, “seeing is believing”)