قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَٰمًا زَكِيًّا ١٩
He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy [i.e., son]."
زَكِيّ
Zaki: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Zakiyy
In the Quran“Pure, virtuous”, growing in goodness
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Maryam 19:19.
Zaki in Islam
The word occurs once in the Quran, in the angel’s announcement to Maryam: “I am the messenger of your Lord, to give you a pure boy (ghulaman zakiyyan)” (19:19): that is, ʿIsa. The feminine zakiyya describes the “pure soul” of the boy in the story of Musa and al-Khadir (18:74).
Meaning of the name Zaki
Zakiyy comes from the root z-k-w of purity and growth (that of zakat, the alms that purifies and makes wealth grow): it refers to one pure of faults who grows in goodness. In Turkish, Zeki mostly comes from another Arabic word, dhakiyy (ذكي), “intelligent”; in Egypt too the two are pronounced alike.
- In Arabic
- زَكِيّ زكي
- Transliteration
- Zakiyy
- Root
- ز ك و · 59 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Zaki in the Quran?
Yes: the word Zaki appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
All the words of the root ز ك و in the Quran (59 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Zaki in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Zaki in each language
- French
- Zaki, Zakki, Zakiy
- English
- Zaki, Zakki
- Spanish
- Zaki
- Turkish
- Zeki
- Arabic
- زَكِيّ
