What is the link between memory and masculinity in Arabic? Root ذكر
Hello Arabic speakers. Arabic is an intriguing language. I started to look the root ذكر which has to do with memory, remembrance and found out it's the same root used to express the grammatical term for masculine مذكر and also some parts of the body of a male. I do not see the link between memory and masculinity. Do you have an explanation?

‏To remember ذكر
ذكر male
مذكر masculine (grammar)
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What is the link between memory and masculinity in Arabic? Root ذكر
Hello Arabic speakers. Arabic is an intriguing language. I started to look the root ذكر which has to do with memory, remembrance and found out it's the same root used to express the grammatical term for masculine مذكر and also some parts of the body of a male. I do not see the link between memory and masculinity. Do you have an explanation?

‏To remember ذكر
ذكر male
مذكر masculine (grammar)
@

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The word ذكر
Refers to strength or stability. So from your perspective if you want to relate that to English there is a link. Referring to gender man has more muscle power and strength. Memory also should be strong stable. Both man and memory can not be reliable unless they are strong enough. 
ذكر 
Can be used as an adjective in the classical Arabic with other words like rain or iron, describing heavy rain or high strength iron.

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both words has the same spelling but different way of pronunciation 
ذَكَر means male (Zakar) while the other word تَذَكَّرَ means remembered (Tazkkar) in the past tense

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Thank you anyway for your comment Ahmed.

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@Ahmed

We probably do not use the same dictionaries. I am not " a bit confused ". I am trying hard to find out things and you are native (probably intuitive) speaker so we have a different relationship to Arabic.
I am speaking about roots!

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I thin you are a bit confused Aliph! To remember is تذكر for man and تذكرت for woman. ذكرَ means to mention and your are right about the other two.

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