A1verb
ذَكَرَ
dhakara
to remember / to mention
Example
ذكرتُ اسمَهُ فجأةً
dhakartu ismahu fajʾatan
I suddenly remembered his name
Grammar
Form I verb. Past: dhakara, Present: yadhkuru. Also means 'to mention'.
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Arabic root
ذ-ك-ر
6 words from this root family
A1verb
تَذَكَّرَ
tadhakkara
to remember / to recall
Example
تذكّرتُ موعدَ الاجتماعِ
tadhakkartu mawʿida al-ijtimāʿi
I remembered the meeting appointment
Grammar
Form V verb (تَفَعَّلَ). Past: tadhakkara, Present: yatadhakkaru. Same root as dhakara.
A2noun
تَذْكِرة
tadhkira
ticket
Example
اشْتَرَيْتُ تَذْكِرة الطائِرة.
ishtaraytu tadhkirat at-tāʾira.
I bought the airplane ticket.
B2noun
مُذَكِّرَات
mudhakkirāt
memoirs
Example
نَشَرَ مُذَكِّراتِهِ بَعدَ تَقاعُدِه.
nashara mudhakkirātihī baʿda taqāʿudih.
He published his memoirs after retirement.
A2noun
ذِكْرٌ
dhikr
remembrance / mention / reminder
Example
وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ
wa-ladhikru Allāhi akbar
And the remembrance of Allah is greater (29:45)
Grammar
Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) of ذَكَرَ. Also refers to the Quran itself (الذِّكْر = the Reminder). Related: تَذْكِيرٌ (reminding), مُذَكِّرٌ (reminder/one who reminds).
Culture
Dhikr encompasses all forms of remembering God: reciting the Quran, repeating His names, supplication, and contemplation. Sufi traditions especially emphasize dhikr circles.
B1noun
ذِكْرَى
dhikrā
reminder / admonition
Example
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
fa-dhakkir innamā anta mudhakkir
So remind; you are only a reminder (88:21)
Grammar
Feminine noun (alif maqṣūra ending). Related to ذِكْرٌ (remembrance) but specifically means a reminder/admonition. Verb: ذَكَّرَ (to remind).
Culture
The Prophet's role is defined here as a mudhakkir (reminder) — he cannot force faith but delivers God's message.