دك

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew דיכא (to crush).

Verb

دَكَّ • (dakka) I (non-past يَدُكُّ (yadukku), verbal noun دَكّ (dakk))

1. alternative form of دَقَّ (daqqa, “to crush, to pound, to beat, to press down”)
2. to fill by pressing into, to fill up with earth or the like, for example to charge (i.e. to fill the charge into) a firearm (which was done with the مِدَكّ (midakk, “ramrod”))

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دَكَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun دَكّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَكّ dakk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَاكّ dākk
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْكُوك madkūk
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَكَكْتُ dakaktu	دَكَكْتَ dakakta	دَكَّ dakka		دَكَكْتُمَا dakaktumā	دَكَّا dakkā		دَكَكْنَا dakaknā	دَكَكْتُمْ dakaktum	دَكُّوا dakkū
	f		دَكَكْتِ dakakti	دَكَّتْ dakkat			دَكَّتَا dakkatā			دَكَكْتُنَّ dakaktunna	دَكَكْنَ dakakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدُكُّ ʔadukku	تَدُكُّ tadukku	يَدُكُّ yadukku		تَدُكَّانِ tadukkāni	يَدُكَّانِ yadukkāni		نَدُكُّ nadukku	تَدُكُّونَ tadukkūna	يَدُكُّونَ yadukkūna
	f		تَدُكِّينَ tadukkīna	تَدُكُّ tadukku			تَدُكَّانِ tadukkāni			تَدْكُكْنَ tadkukna	يَدْكُكْنَ yadkukna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدُكَّ ʔadukka	تَدُكَّ tadukka	يَدُكَّ yadukka		تَدُكَّا tadukkā	يَدُكَّا yadukkā		نَدُكَّ nadukka	تَدُكُّوا tadukkū	يَدُكُّوا yadukkū
	f		تَدُكِّي tadukkī	تَدُكَّ tadukka			تَدُكَّا tadukkā			تَدْكُكْنَ tadkukna	يَدْكُكْنَ yadkukna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدُكَّ, أَدُكِّ, أَدْكُكْ ʔadukka, ʔadukki, ʔadkuk	تَدُكَّ, تَدُكِّ, تَدْكُكْ tadukka, tadukki, tadkuk	يَدُكَّ, يَدُكِّ, يَدْكُكْ yadukka, yadukki, yadkuk		تَدُكَّا tadukkā	يَدُكَّا yadukkā		نَدُكَّ, نَدُكِّ, نَدْكُكْ nadukka, nadukki, nadkuk	تَدُكُّوا tadukkū	يَدُكُّوا yadukkū
	f		تَدُكِّي tadukkī	تَدُكَّ, تَدُكِّ, تَدْكُكْ tadukka, tadukki, tadkuk			تَدُكَّا tadukkā			تَدْكُكْنَ tadkukna	يَدْكُكْنَ yadkukna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دُكَّ, دُكِّ, اُدْكُكْ dukka, dukki, udkuk			دُكَّا dukkā				دُكُّوا dukkū
	f		دُكِّي dukkī							اُدْكُكْنَ udkukna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُكِكْتُ dukiktu	دُكِكْتَ dukikta	دُكَّ dukka		دُكِكْتُمَا dukiktumā	دُكَّا dukkā		دُكِكْنَا dukiknā	دُكِكْتُمْ dukiktum	دُكُّوا dukkū
	f		دُكِكْتِ dukikti	دُكَّتْ dukkat			دُكَّتَا dukkatā			دُكِكْتُنَّ dukiktunna	دُكِكْنَ dukikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَكُّ ʔudakku	تُدَكُّ tudakku	يُدَكُّ yudakku		تُدَكَّانِ tudakkāni	يُدَكَّانِ yudakkāni		نُدَكُّ nudakku	تُدَكُّونَ tudakkūna	يُدَكُّونَ yudakkūna
	f		تُدَكِّينَ tudakkīna	تُدَكُّ tudakku			تُدَكَّانِ tudakkāni			تُدْكَكْنَ tudkakna	يُدْكَكْنَ yudkakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَكَّ ʔudakka	تُدَكَّ tudakka	يُدَكَّ yudakka		تُدَكَّا tudakkā	يُدَكَّا yudakkā		نُدَكَّ nudakka	تُدَكُّوا tudakkū	يُدَكُّوا yudakkū
	f		تُدَكِّي tudakkī	تُدَكَّ tudakka			تُدَكَّا tudakkā			تُدْكَكْنَ tudkakna	يُدْكَكْنَ yudkakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَكَّ, أُدَكِّ, أُدْكَكْ ʔudakka, ʔudakki, ʔudkak	تُدَكَّ, تُدَكِّ, تُدْكَكْ tudakka, tudakki, tudkak	يُدَكَّ, يُدَكِّ, يُدْكَكْ yudakka, yudakki, yudkak		تُدَكَّا tudakkā	يُدَكَّا yudakkā		نُدَكَّ, نُدَكِّ, نُدْكَكْ nudakka, nudakki, nudkak	تُدَكُّوا tudakkū	يُدَكُّوا yudakkū
	f		تُدَكِّي tudakkī	تُدَكَّ, تُدَكِّ, تُدْكَكْ tudakka, tudakki, tudkak			تُدَكَّا tudakkā			تُدْكَكْنَ tudkakna	يُدْكَكْنَ yudkakna

Noun

دَكّ • (dakk) m

1. verbal noun of دَكَّ (dakka) (form I), alternative form of دَقّ (daqq)

Declension

Declension of noun دَكّ (dakk)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَكّ dakk	الدَّكّ ad-dakk	دَكّ dakk
Nominative	دَكٌّ dakkun	الدَّكُّ ad-dakku	دَكُّ dakku
Accusative	دَكًّا dakkan	الدَّكَّ ad-dakka	دَكَّ dakka
Genitive	دَكٍّ dakkin	الدَّكِّ ad-dakki	دَكِّ dakki

Noun

دَكّ • (dakk) m (plural دِكَاك (dikāk) or دُكُوك (dukūk))

1. level and depressed ground, even earth

Declension

Declension of noun دَكّ (dakk)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَكّ dakk	الدَّكّ ad-dakk	دَكّ dakk
Nominative	دَكٌّ dakkun	الدَّكُّ ad-dakku	دَكُّ dakku
Accusative	دَكًّا dakkan	الدَّكَّ ad-dakka	دَكَّ dakka
Genitive	دَكٍّ dakkin	الدَّكِّ ad-dakki	دَكِّ dakki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَكَّيْن dakkayn	الدَّكَّيْن ad-dakkayn	دَكَّيْ dakkay
Nominative	دَكَّانِ dakkāni	الدَّكَّانِ ad-dakkāni	دَكَّا dakkā
Accusative	دَكَّيْنِ dakkayni	الدَّكَّيْنِ ad-dakkayni	دَكَّيْ dakkay
Genitive	دَكَّيْنِ dakkayni	الدَّكَّيْنِ ad-dakkayni	دَكَّيْ dakkay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِكَاك‎; دُكُوك dikāk‎; dukūk	الدِّكَاك‎; الدُّكُوك ad-dikāk‎; ad-dukūk	دِكَاك‎; دُكُوك dikāk‎; dukūk
Nominative	دِكَاكٌ‎; دُكُوكٌ dikākun‎; dukūkun	الدِّكَاكُ‎; الدُّكُوكُ ad-dikāku‎; ad-dukūku	دِكَاكُ‎; دُكُوكُ dikāku‎; dukūku
Accusative	دِكَاكًا‎; دُكُوكًا dikākan‎; dukūkan	الدِّكَاكَ‎; الدُّكُوكَ ad-dikāka‎; ad-dukūka	دِكَاكَ‎; دُكُوكَ dikāka‎; dukūka
Genitive	دِكَاكٍ‎; دُكُوكٍ dikākin‎; dukūkin	الدِّكَاكِ‎; الدُّكُوكِ ad-dikāki‎; ad-dukūki	دِكَاكِ‎; دُكُوكِ dikāki‎; dukūki

Noun

دُكّ • (dukk) m (plural دِكَكَة (dikaka))

1. elevating mass of earth, mound

Declension

Declension of noun دُكّ (dukk)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُكّ dukk	الدُّكّ ad-dukk	دُكّ dukk
Nominative	دُكٌّ dukkun	الدُّكُّ ad-dukku	دُكُّ dukku
Accusative	دُكًّا dukkan	الدُّكَّ ad-dukka	دُكَّ dukka
Genitive	دُكٍّ dukkin	الدُّكِّ ad-dukki	دُكِّ dukki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُكَّيْن dukkayn	الدُّكَّيْن ad-dukkayn	دُكَّيْ dukkay
Nominative	دُكَّانِ dukkāni	الدُّكَّانِ ad-dukkāni	دُكَّا dukkā
Accusative	دُكَّيْنِ dukkayni	الدُّكَّيْنِ ad-dukkayni	دُكَّيْ dukkay
Genitive	دُكَّيْنِ dukkayni	الدُّكَّيْنِ ad-dukkayni	دُكَّيْ dukkay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِكَكَة dikaka	الدِّكَكَة ad-dikaka	دِكَكَة dikakat
Nominative	دِكَكَةٌ dikakatun	الدِّكَكَةُ ad-dikakatu	دِكَكَةُ dikakatu
Accusative	دِكَكَةً dikakatan	الدِّكَكَةَ ad-dikakata	دِكَكَةَ dikakata
Genitive	دِكَكَةٍ dikakatin	الدِّكَكَةِ ad-dikakati	دِكَكَةِ dikakati

Adjective

دُكّ • (dukk) c pl

1. common plural of أَدَكّ (ʔadakk, “of a pressed-down back”)

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “دك”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 453
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “دك”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 45b
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “دك”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 718
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “دك”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, page 898c
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “دك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 333
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “دك”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 400

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tẹŋ, from Proto-Turkic *tẹg-. Related to دكمك (dägmäk, “to touch”).

Adjective

دَكْ (däŋ)

1. equal (by weight)
2. (figurative) alike, equal, at the same level

   Synonym: اش (eş)

3. proper, appropriate

Noun

دَكْ (däŋ)

1. weight
2. a weight measurement unit equivalent to 0,80175 grams

Derived terms

• دَكَمَكْ (däŋämäk, “to weigh, to try”)
• دَكْسُزْ (däŋsüz, “inappropraite”)
• دَكْلُو (däŋlü, “appropriate”)

 

Descendants

• Gagauz: denk
• Ottoman Turkish: دنك (denk), دنگ (deng)
  • Turkish: denk
  • → Armenian: տէնկ (tēnk), դա̈նգ^յ (däng^y)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “denk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “denk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tẹg, from Proto-Turkic *tẹg-.

Adverb

دَكْ (däk)

1. until

Descendants

• Ottoman Turkish: دك (dek)
  • Turkish: dek

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Adjective

دك • (dik)

1. alternative spelling of دیك (dik)

Adverb

دك • (dik)

1. alternative spelling of دیك (dik)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic, cognate to Kazakh дейін (deiın) and Bashkir тиклем (tiklem) which see.

Alternative forms

• دگین (degin)

Adverb

دك • (dek)

1. until, till, up to

Descendants

• Turkish: dek

Further reading

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “دك”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[6], Vienna, columns 2103–2104