درك

See also: درک‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ر ك‎ (d-r-k). Cognate with Hebrew דרך‎ (dereḵ) and Aramaic דְּרַךְ‎ (dəraḵ, “to tread”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /da.rak/

Noun

دَرَك • (darak) m, plural أَدْرَاك‎ (ʔadrāk)

  1. gendarmerie
  2. (obsolete) stairs, staircase going down
    Synonym: (going up or down) دَرَج‎ (daraj)
  3. path one takes to reach a goal
  4. reaching of a goal
  5. (obsolete) a piece rope attached to the side of a bigger rope

Declension
Declension of noun دَرَك (darak)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَرَك
darak		 الدَّرَك‎
ad-darak		 دَرَك
darak
Nominative دَرَكٌ
darakun		 الدَّرَكُ‎
ad-daraku		 دَرَكُ
daraku
Accusative دَرَكًا‎
darakan		 الدَّرَكَ‎
ad-daraka		 دَرَكَ
daraka
Genitive دَرَكٍ
darakin		 الدَّرَكِ‎
ad-daraki		 دَرَكِ
daraki
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَرَكَيْن‎
darakayn		 الدَّرَكَيْن‎
ad-darakayn		 دَرَكَيْ‎
darakay
Nominative دَرَكَانِ‎
darakāni		 الدَّرَكَانِ‎
ad-darakāni		 دَرَكَا‎
darakā
Accusative دَرَكَيْنِ‎
darakayni		 الدَّرَكَيْنِ‎
ad-darakayni		 دَرَكَيْ‎
darakay
Genitive دَرَكَيْنِ‎
darakayni		 الدَّرَكَيْنِ‎
ad-darakayni		 دَرَكَيْ‎
darakay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَدْرَاك‎
ʔadrāk		 الْأَدْرَاك‎
al-ʔadrāk		 أَدْرَاك‎
ʔadrāk
Nominative أَدْرَاكٌ‎
ʔadrākun		 الْأَدْرَاكُ‎
al-ʔadrāku		 أَدْرَاكُ‎
ʔadrāku
Accusative أَدْرَاكًا‎
ʔadrākan		 الْأَدْرَاكَ‎
al-ʔadrāka		 أَدْرَاكَ‎
ʔadrāka
Genitive أَدْرَاكٍ‎
ʔadrākin		 الْأَدْرَاكِ‎
al-ʔadrāki		 أَدْرَاكِ‎
ʔadrāki

Noun

دَرْك • (dark) m, plural أَدْرَاك‎ (ʔadrāk)

  1. depth, (literal) rock-bottom
    Antonym: فِرْدَوْس‎ (firdaws)
    609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:145:
    ‏إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ فِى ٱلدَّرْكِ ٱلْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا‎
    Surely the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire—and you will never find for them any helper.

References
  • "درك" in Doha Institute Historical Dictionary of Arabic

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

درك • (direk)

  1. Alternative form of دیرك‎ (direk, “post, pillar”)

Further reading
  • Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “درك”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2059
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