الدرك

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root الدرك (al-darak) primarily relates to the concept of catching up, reaching, or attaining something. It extends to the idea of following, overtaking, and the completion or arrival of a time or state. It also encompasses notions of consequence, depth, and connection.

Derived headwords

أَدْرَكَverb

1.
to catch upboth
To reach or overtake someone or something that was ahead.
2.
to reach (a time/state)both
To arrive at a specific time, age, or condition; to mature or ripen.
3.
to attainboth
To achieve or gain something, often knowledge or understanding.
4.
to perishclassical
To cease to exist, to be finished or consumed.

دَرَاكnoun

1.
catching upclassical
The act of catching up or reaching something.
2.
pursuitclassical
Following closely behind something.

دَرَاكnoun

1.
pursuit of wild horsesclassical
The act of chasing wild horses.
2.
successionclassical
One thing following another in sequence.

مُدْرِكadjective

1.
catchingclassical
One who catches or overtakes.
2.
reachingclassical
One who reaches or attains.

مُدْرِكَةadjective

1.
catchingclassical
Feminine form of 'catching' or 'overtaking'.
2.
reachingclassical
Feminine form of 'reaching' or 'attaining'.

دَرَّاكadjective

1.
catchingclassical
Intensive form meaning very good at catching or overtaking.

تَدَارَكُواverb

1.
they caught upboth
The past tense, third person plural of the verb meaning to catch up, where the last ones reached the first ones.

تَدَارُكnoun

1.
catching upclassical
The act of catching up, where the latter part reaches the former.
2.
followingclassical
The act of one thing following another.

مُتَدَارِكnoun

1.
metrical footclassical
A type of metrical foot in Arabic poetry where two consecutive vowels are separated by two consonants, or where two vowels follow each other without an intervening consonant.

تَدْرِيكnoun

1.
successive rainclassical
Rain falling in succession, where one shower follows another.

اسْتَدْرَكَverb

1.
to try to catch upboth
To attempt to reach or overtake something by using another thing.
2.
to retrieveboth
To recover or make up for something lost or missed.

دَرْكnoun

1.
consequenceclassical
The responsibility or consequence of an action.
2.
depthclassical
The lowest part or bottom of something.
3.
rope endclassical
A rope attached to the end of a larger rope, especially one that reaches the water.

أَدْرَاكnoun

1.
depthsclassical
Plural of 'daraka', referring to the lowest parts or depths.
2.
consequencesclassical
Plural of 'daraka', referring to responsibilities or consequences.

دَرَكَةnoun

1.
bowstring loopclassical
A loop in a bowstring or a strap connecting to the bowstring.
2.
belt piececlassical
A piece added to a belt to lengthen it.

دَارِكnoun

1.
followingclassical
The act of following or pursuing.

مُدَارِكَةnoun

1.
insatiable womanclassical
A woman who is never satisfied with sexual intercourse.

مُدْرِكَةnoun

1.
water sourceclassical
A specific water source belonging to the tribe Banu Yarbu'.
2.
humpclassical
The area between the shoulders.

مُدْرِكname

1.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a horse.
2.
name of a personclassical
The name of several individuals, including companions of the Prophet and scholars.

خَالِد بْن دَرِيكname

1.
a Tabi'iclassical
A follower of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad.

دِرِيكnoun

1.
dogclassical
A dog.

أَدْرَكnoun

1.
preyclassical
A hunted animal, prey.

دَرَكَاتnoun

1.
levels of hellclassical
The different levels or depths of Hell.

Parallel reading

الدرك، محركة: اللحاق.

Al-darak, with vowels: catching up.

أدركه: لحقه.

Adrakahu: he caught up with him.

ورجل دراك ومدركة ومدرك.

And a man who is darrāk, mudrikah, and mudrik.

وتداركوا: لحق آخرهم أولهم.

Wa tadārakū: the last of them caught up with the first of them.

والدراك، ككتاب: لحاق الفرس الوحش، وإتباع الشيء بعضه على بعض.

And al-dirāk, like kitāb: the pursuit of wild horses, and one thing following another.

والمتدارك: قافية توالى فيها حرفان متحركان بين ساكنين، كمتفاعلن وفعولن فعل وفعول فل، كأن بعض الحركات أدرك بعضا، ولم يعقه عنه اعتراض ساكن بين المتحركين.

And al-mutadārik: a rhyme in which two vowels occur consecutively between two consonants, like mutafāʿilun and faʿūlun faʿal and faʿūlun fal, as if some vowels caught up with others, and a consonant did not prevent them from doing so.

والتدريك من المطر: أن يدارك القطر.

And al-tadrīk of rain: is for the drops to follow each other.

واستدرك الشيء بالشيء: حاول إدراكه به.

And istadraka al-shay'a bi-al-shay': he tried to catch it with it.

وأدرك الشيء: بلغ وقته وانتهى، وفني.

And adraka al-shay': the thing reached its time and ended, and perished.

{اداركوا فيها جميعا} : أصله: تداركوا.

{They caught up therein all together}: its origin is: tadārakū.

{بل ادارك علمهم في الآخرة} : جهلوا علمها، ولا علم عندهم من أمرها.

{Rather, their knowledge of the Hereafter has reached [its limit]}: they were ignorant of its knowledge, and they had no knowledge of its matter.

والدرك، ويسكن: التبعة، وأقصى قعر الشيء، ج: أدراك، وحبل يوثق في طرف الحبل الكبير، ليكون هو الذي يلي الماء.

And al-dark, and it is quiescent: the consequence, and the furthest bottom of a thing, pl.: adrāk, and a rope tied to the end of a large rope, so that it is the one that reaches the water.

والدركة، بالكسر: حلقة الوتر، وسير يوصل بوتر القوس، وقطعة توصل في الحزام إذا قصر.

And al-darkah, with kasr: the loop of the bowstring, and a strap connected to the bowstring, and a piece connected to the belt if it is short.

ولا بارك الله تعالى فيه ولا دارك: إتباع.

And may God Almighty not bless it nor follow it: following.

ويوم الدرك، محركة: كان بين الأوس والخزرج.

And yawm al-darak, with vowels: was between the Aws and the Khazraj.

والمداركة: التي لا تشبع من الجماع.

And al-mudārikah: she who is not satisfied with sexual intercourse.

والمدركة، كمحسنة: ماءة لبني يربوع.

And al-mudrikah, like muhsinah: a water source for Banu Yarbu'.

والحجمة بين الكتفين.

And the hump between the shoulders.

ومدركة بن إلياس: في: خ ن د ف.

And Mudrikah ibn Ilyas: is in: Kh N D F.

وكشداد: اسم.

And like shaddād: a name.

ومدرك، كمحسن: فرس، وابن زياد، وابن الحارث، ومدرك الغفاري أبو الطفيل: صحابيون، وابن عوف، وابن عمار: مختلف في صحبتهما، وابن سعد: محدث.

And Mudrik, like muhsin: a horse, and Ibn Ziyad, and Ibn al-Harith, and Mudrik al-Ghaffari Abu al-Tufayl: companions, and Ibn Awf, and Ibn Ammar: their companionship is debated, and Ibn Sa'd: a traditionist.

وخالد بن دريك، كزبير، تابعي.

And Khalid ibn Durayk, like Zubayr, a Tabi'i.

وككتاب: كلب.

And like kitāb: a dog.

وكقطام، أي: أدرك.

And like qattām, meaning: adrak.

وكسفينة: الطريدة.

And like safīnah: the prey.

ودركات النار، محركة: منازل أهلها.

And darakāt al-nār, with vowels: the dwellings of its people.