كرك

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the color red or reddish-brown, often associated with fabrics and fruits. It also extends to names of specific entities like a bird, a mountain, and a type of game.

Derived headwords

كَرِكadjective

1.
reddish-brownclassical
Describing a color, specifically a reddish-brown hue, like that of ripe figs or certain fabrics.

ثوب كركnoun

1.
reddish-brown garmentclassical
A piece of clothing that has a reddish-brown color.

خوخ كركnoun

1.
reddish-brown peachclassical
A peach that has a reddish-brown color.

الكركيnoun

1.
crane (bird)both
A type of large bird, specifically a crane.

الكراكيnoun

1.
cranes (plural)both
The plural form of 'الكركي', referring to multiple cranes.

الكركname

1.
Al-Karakclassical
A proper noun referring to a mountain.

الكركnoun

1.
game of backgammonclassical
A reference to the game of backgammon, also known as 'الكرج'.

الكاروكةnoun

1.
procuressclassical
A woman who acts as a go-between or procurer, often in a negative or illicit context.

كركتverb

1.
to lay eggsclassical
Used to describe a hen that is laying eggs.

أكركتverb

1.
to lay eggsclassical
An alternative form indicating a hen laying eggs.

ركةnoun

1.
laying eggsclassical
The act of a hen laying eggs.

Parallel reading

الأحمر

red

ثوب كرك

a reddish-brown garment

خوخ كرك

a reddish-brown peach

وأنشد الإيادي لأبي دواد: كرك كلون التين أحوى يانع، ... متراكب الأكمام غير صوادي

And Al-Iyadi recited for Abu Dawad: 'Reddish-brown like the color of a ripe, dark fig, ... with overlapping sleeves, not dry.'

والكركي: طائر، والجمع الكراكي.

And the Karki: a bird, and the plural is Al-Karaki.

والكرك: جبل.

And Al-Kark: a mountain.

والكرك: الكرج الذي يلعب به.

And Al-Kark: the game of backgammon which is played.

قال أبو عمر الزاهد: الكاروكة القوادة؛

Abu Amr Al-Zahid said: Al-Karukah is a procuress;

قال: لا حظ في الدينار للكاروكه

He said: 'There is no share in the dinar for the procuress.'

قال: وقال يونس كركت الدجاجة وهي كركة،

He said: And Yunus said, 'The hen laid eggs, and it is a laying hen.'

ورأيت في بعض حواشي أمالي ابن بري: أكركت الدجاجة وهي كركة، ونسب إلى الصاغاني.

And I saw in some of the marginal notes of Ibn al-Barri's 'Amali': 'The hen laid eggs, and it is a laying hen,' and this is attributed to Al-Sagani.