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درق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to protective coverings, particularly shields, and also encompasses terms for smallness, young animals, and a type of liquid measure.

Derived headwords

الدِّرْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Shieldclassical

    A large, round shield, often made of leather.

  2. 2.
    Helmetclassical

    A protective covering for the head, possibly a type of helmet.

دِرْقnoun
  1. 1.
    the plural is 'daraq'both

    the plural is 'daraq'

الدِّرْيَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Antidoteclassical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling of الترياق, meaning an antidote, especially for poison.

الدَّرْدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Childrenclassical

    A term for young children or infants.

  2. 2.
    Young camelsclassical

    Specifically refers to young camels.

  3. 3.
    Small thingsclassical

    A general term for the small ones of anything.

وِلْدَانٌ دَرْدَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Young childrenclassical

    A descriptive phrase indicating young children.

دَرَادِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Childrenclassical

    Plural of الدردق, referring to children.

  2. 2.
    Small thingsclassical

    Plural of الدردق, referring to the small ones of anything.

الدَّوْرَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Liquid measureclassical

    A vessel used as a measure for liquids, likely of Persian origin.

Parallel reading

الدرقة: الجحفة، والجمع درق.
The dirqah: the large shield, and the plural is dirq.
والدرياق: لغة في الترياق، وينشد على هذه اللغة (4) * ريقي ودرياقى شفاء السم (1) *
And the diryaq: a variant pronunciation of the antidote, and it is recited in this manner: 'My saliva and my diryaq are a cure for poison.'
والدردق: الاطفال، يقال: ولدان دردق ودرادق.
And the dardaq: the children, it is said: 'dardq children and daradiq.'
قال الأعشى: يهب الجلة الجراجر كالبستان تحنو لدردق أطفال
Al-A'sha said: 'He bestows the great ones, the large sheep, like a garden, showing tenderness to the children of infants.'
وربما قالوا لصغار الابل: دردق.
And sometimes they say for young camels: dardaq.
قال الاصمعي في كتاب الفرق: الدردق الصغار من كل شئ.
Al-Asma'i said in the Book of Distinctions: The dardaq are the small ones of everything.
قال: والجمع الدرادق.
He said: And the plural is al-daradiq.
والدورق: مكيال للشراب (2) ، وأراه فارسيا معربا.
And the dawraq: a measure for drinks, and I think it is an Arabized Persian word.