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title: "ذَكَاء (dhakāʾ) meaning in Arabic: intelligence, wit"
description: "ذَكَاء (dhakāʾ) means “intelligence, wit”. Root ذ·ك·و, pattern , level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/dhaka"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# ذَكَاء

*dhakāʾ* · **intelligence, wit**

ذَكَاء (dhakāʾ) is an Arabic noun meaning “intelligence, wit”. It is built on the root ذ·ك·و. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ذ·ك·و
- Level: B1

## How to read ذَكَاء, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ذ — ذال (dhāl): th as in this
- ك — كاف (kāf): k
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ء — همزة (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## Questions about ذَكَاء

### What is the root of ذَكَاء?

The root of ذَكَاء is ذ·ك·و.

### What level is ذَكَاء?

Fasaha first uses ذَكَاء at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)