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ضرك

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes extreme poverty, destitution, and physical weakness, often associated with hunger and a state of ruin. It can also refer to specific animals like eagles and lions, emphasizing their strength or harsh nature.

Derived headwords

ضَرِكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be poor and ruinedclassical

    To be in a state of extreme poverty, destitution, and ruin due to bad circumstances.

ضَرَاكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    state of ruinclassical

    The condition of being poor, ruined, and in a bad state.

الضَّرِيكadjective
  1. 1.
    poor and ruinedclassical

    Describing someone in a state of extreme poverty, ruin, and bad condition.

  2. 2.
    blindclassical

    Blind.

  3. 3.
    hungryclassical

    Hungry and destitute.

  4. 4.
    leanclassical

    Lean or emaciated.

  5. 5.
    male eagleclassical

    The male eagle.

  6. 6.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

ضَرِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    poor and ruined femaleclassical

    A female who is poor, ruined, and in a bad state. This term is rarely used for women.

ضَرَائِكnoun
  1. 1.
    poor and ruined peopleclassical

    Plural of ضريك, referring to people in a state of poverty and ruin.

  2. 2.
    lean peopleclassical

    Plural of ضريك, referring to emaciated or lean individuals.

ضُرْكَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    poor and ruined peopleclassical

    Plural of ضريك, referring to people in a state of poverty and ruin.

ضَرَاكname
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    One of the names for a lion.

Parallel reading

الضريك: الفقير اليابس الهالك سوء حال
The dirik: the poor, withered, ruined one due to bad circumstances.
والأنثى ضريكة، وقلما يقال ذلك في النساء
And the female is dirika, and it is rarely said for women.
وقد ضرك ضراكة
And he was in a state of diraka (ruin).
الضريك الضرير
The dirik is the blind one.
وهو أيضا الفقير الجائع
And he is also the hungry poor person.
والجمع ضرائك وضركاء
And the plural is dara'ik and durka'.
فغيث أنت للضركاء منا
You are a rain for the durka' (destitute) among us.
إذ لا تبض، إلى الترائك والضرائك، كف جازر
When it does not bleed, to the slaughtered animals and the destitute, like the hand of a butcher.
عالمه ضرائك
His world is full of the destitute.
جمع ضريك وهو الفقير السيء الحال
Plural of dirik, which is the poor person in a bad state.
وقيل: الهزيل
And it is said: the emaciated one.
والضريك: النسر الذكر
And the dirik: the male eagle.
وضراك من أسماء الأسد
And dirak is among the names of the lion.
وهو الغليظ الشديد عصب الخلق في جسم
And he is the strong, intensely-built one in body.
والفعل ضرك يضرك ضراكة
And the verb is darika, yadrudu, darakatan.