Where does “ذكی” come from?

ذكی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic ذكي, from Arabic ك, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

ذكی (Ottoman Turkish): smart, intelligent

Definitions

  1. smart, intelligent

Ancestry of “ذكی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذكيintelligent, smart; to be smart, to be...
2Arabicكlike, as; masculine singular bound object...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
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