دِرَاكٌ

Form: 3

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دِرَاكٌIII The making one part, or portion, of a thing, whatever it be, to follow another uninterruptedly; as also مُدَارَكَةٌ: both [are inf. ns. of دارك, and] signify the same [i. e. the continuing, or carrying on, a thing uninterruptedly]: مُدَارَكَةٌ is when there are no intervals between things following one another; like مُوَاصَلَةٌ: otherwise it is مُوَاتَرَةٌ. (S and K in art. وتر.) You say, of a man, دارك صَوْتَهُ He continued his voice uninterruptedly.
2 Also A horse's overtaking, or coming up with, wild animals &c. You say, of a horse, دارك الوَحْشَ, Verbal.Noun دِرَاكٌ, He overtook, or come up with, the wild animals. [Thus it is syn. with ادرك.]
3 In the saying, لَا بَارَكَ ٱللّٰهُ فِيهِ وَلَا دَارَكَ, it is an imitative sequent: all these verbs have one and the same meaning. (S, TA. [See تَارَكَ.])

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