is. ar. [ذكاء zekâ‘’dan ms. tef‘îl] 1. Pak ve temiz etme, meâyıbdan tathîr ve tebriye: tezkiye-i nefs. 2. Birinin ahvâlini kendisini tanıyanlardan tahkîk ile hüsn-i hâl ashâbından olduğunu meydana çıkarma: tezkiye etmek: meyyiti tezkiye etmek = ba‘de’t-tekfîn cenazede hazır bulunan cemaat-ı müslimînden meyyitin ahvâlini sormak. 3. Malın zekâtını verme.

vn. 1. A making to burn brightly. 2. A medicine’s sharpening the faculties. 3. A purifying a beast for food by slaughtering it in a canonical manner.

vn. 1. A making or letting thrive and grow. 2. A purifying. 3. (law) A giving or taking the legal alms or poor-rate (زكات) of anything, so as purify it for use by its owner. 4. A deeming or pronouncing good and righteous. 5. (law) An investigating the antecedents of a witness, in order to know whether his testimony is receivable; also, a pronouncing a witness to be acceptable. 6. (law) A fitting an animal for food, by slaughtering it in a canonical manner, i. e., by severing the gullet, windpipe, and two jugulars or at least three of these. 7. “Even,” in the game of Odd or even (تخسیە و تزكیە).