Arabic Word · Intermediate

تزكى

to strive for charitability or purification

Pronunciation: /ta.zak.kaː/

Meaning

to strive for charitability or purification

Example

وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفْسِهِ

He who aspires to moral virtue does so only for his own soul.

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