ارك

See also: ارک

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian ارک (ark), variant of ارگ (arg, “citadel, fortress”).

Noun

ارك • (erk)

1. citadel, a fortress that sits high above a city, often the abode of a prince or governor

Further reading

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ارك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 69
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ارك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 71

Etymology 2

Noun

ارك • (erük)

1. Alternative spelling of اریك (erik, “plum”)

Further reading

• Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “ارك”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français‎^[3], Vienna: F. Beck, page 23b
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “ارك”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, column 147
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ارك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 71