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د ر ب ك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of mixing, confusion, and crowding. It also extends to a musical instrument used for striking.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْبَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusion, commotionboth

    A state of mixing, crowding, and general disorder.

الدَّرَابِكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Drumstick, beaterclassical

    An instrument used for striking, often associated with percussion. It is described as a loanword or a newly coined term.

Parallel reading

الدربكة: الاختلاط والزحام.
Confusion: mixing and crowding.
والدرابكة، بالفتح وضم الموحدة وتشديد الكاف المفتوحة: آلة يضرب بها، معربة مولدة.
And al-darabikah, with fatha on the dal, damma on the ba, and shadda on the open kaf: an instrument with which one strikes, it is an Arabized or newly coined word.