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زَكَا , aor. يَزْكُو, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) inf. n.
زَكَآءٌ, (S,) or زُكُوٌّ, (Msb, [accord. to which the
former seems to be a simple subst.,]) or both,
(K, TA,) the latter like عُلُوٌّ, as in the M, but
accord. to [some of] the copies of the K زَكْوٌ,
(TA,) It increased, or augmented; (S, Msb, K,
TA;) it received increase and blessing from God;
it throve by the blessing of God; (Er-Rághib,
TA;) and produced fruit; (TA in art. زكى;)
and زَكِىَ, (K in that art.,) aor. يَزْكَى, inf. n.
زَكَاةٌ, (TA in that art.,) signifies the same, (K, TA,)
mentioned by ISd, on the authority of Lh, as a dial.
var. of زَكَا, aor. يزكو; (TA;) and so ↓ ازكى;
(Msb, K;) and ↓ تزكّى: (K in art. زكى:) it is said
of seed-produce, (S, Msb, Er-Rághib, TA,) and of
wealth, or cattle &c., and of other things: of anything that increases, or augments, one says يَزْكُو,
inf. n. زَكَآءٌ. (TA.) [This is the primary meaning: or, accord. to some, the primary meaning is,
It was, or became, pure:] some say that the root
denotes purity: and some, that it denotes a state
of increase, or augmentation. (Mgh.) You say
also زَكَتِ الأَرْضُ The land throve, or yielded
increase. (Msb.) And زَكَا الغُلَامُ [The boy grew,
or throve], inf. n. زُكُوٌّ and زَكَآءٌ, on the authority
of Akh. (S.) And زَكَا عَمَلُهُ (assumed tropical:) [His deed, or
work, throve]. (K in art. در.) It is said in a
trad. of 'Alee, المَالُ تَنْقُصُهُ النَّفَقَةُ وَالعِلْمُ يَزْكُو عَلَى
الإِنْفَاقِ (assumed tropical:) [Wealth, what one expends diminishes it,
but knowledge increases by expending]: زَكَآء being
thus predicated of knowledge, though this is not a
corporeal thing. (TA.) Accord. to El-Umawee,
(S,) said of a man, زَكَا, (S, K,) aor. يَزْكُو, inf. n.
زُكُوٌّ, (S,) means He enjoyed, or led, a plentiful,
and a pleasant or an easy, and a soft or delicate,
life; (S, K;) was in a state of abundance of the
goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life. (S.)
And likewise said of a man, (having the same
aor. and inf. n., TA,) it means also He was, or
became, good, or righteous; (Jel in xxiv. 21,
Msb, K, TA;) and pure from sin. (Jel ibid.)
[Hence,] هٰذَا الأَمْرُ لَا يَزْكُو بِفُلَانٍ means This
thing, or affair, will not be suitable to such a
one; will not befit him. (S.)