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أَرَكَتِ

Root: ارك

Form: 1

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أَرَكَتِI , Present.T ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun أُرُوكٌ, The camels fed upon the kind of tree called أَرَاك: or remained, or continued, among trees of that kind, i. e., what are termed حَمْض, eating them: or found, or lighted on, any trees whatever, and remained, or continued. among them: or, accord. to As, kept in a place (بِمَكَانٍ), not removing therefrom: or remained, or continued, in a place for the purpose of feeding upon the اراك: and hence the signification next following, which is tropical.
2 أَرَكَ بِالمَكَانِ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He remained, continued, or abode, in the place, not quitting it; as also أَرِكَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun أَرَكٌ.
3 And أَرَكَ, Verbal.Noun أَرْكٌ and أُرُوكٌ He persisted, or persevered, syn. لَجَّ, i. e. أَصَرَّ, in an affair.
4 And, Verbal.Noun أُرُوِكٌ, He held back, or drew back, (تَأَخَّرَ,) in an affair.

def.2 أَرَكَ الإِبِلَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun أَرْكٌ, He fed the camels, or made them to feed, upon the kind of the tree called أَرَاك: or made them to remain, or continue, among trees of that kind: or brought them to any trees whatever, and made them to remain, or continue, among them.
2 أَرَكَ الأَمْرَفِى عُنُقِهِ, Verbal.Noun أُرُوكٌ, so in the L, He compelled him, or constrained him, to do the thing, or affair; or made him to keep, or cleave, to it.

def.3 أَرَكَت الإِبِلُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun أَرَكٌ; and أَرَكَت, Present.T ـُ; and أُرِكَت; The camels had a complaint, or suffered pain, of, or in, their bellies, from eating the أَرَاك.
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