درك

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درك^¹

/da.rak/

Where it comes from

From the root د ر ك (d r k). Cognate with Hebrew דרך (dereḵ) and Aramaic דְּרַךְ (dəraḵ, “to tread”).

noun دَرَك · darak · أَدْرَاك · الدَّرَك

gendarmerie
obsolete stairs, staircase going down
Similar: دَرَج
path one takes to reach a goal
reaching of a goal
obsolete a piece rope attached to the side of a bigger rope

درك^²

noun دَرْك · dark · أَدْرَاك

depth, (literal) rock-bottom إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ فِى ٱلدَّرْكِ ٱلْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا
Opposite: فِرْدَوْس

درك^³

verb دَرَّكَ · darraka · يُدَرِّكُ · تَدْرِيك · مُدَرِّك

to last, to continue (of periodic rains)

In English

gendarmerie military body charged with police duties

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"درك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

درك. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%83

Chicago

"درك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%83.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {درك},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

درك