ورك

See also: ورگ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ر ك (w-r-k). Compare Hebrew יָרֵךְ (yārēḵ, “thigh”) and Akkadian 𒂕 (warkatum, “backside, rear side”).

Noun

وَرِك or وِرْك or وَرْك • (warik or wirk or wark) f (plural أَوْرَاك (ʔawrāk))

1. hip, thigh
2. hipbone, ischium
3. knotty part of a branch

Declension

Declension of noun وَرِك (warik)‎; وِرْك (wirk)‎; وَرْك (wark)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَرِك‎; وِرْك‎; وَرْك warik‎; wirk‎; wark	الْوَرِك‎; الْوِرْك‎; الْوَرْك al-warik‎; al-wirk‎; al-wark	وَرِك‎; وِرْك‎; وَرْك warik‎; wirk‎; wark
Nominative	وَرِكٌ‎; وِرْكٌ‎; وَرْكٌ warikun‎; wirkun‎; warkun	الْوَرِكُ‎; الْوِرْكُ‎; الْوَرْكُ al-wariku‎; al-wirku‎; al-warku	وَرِكُ‎; وِرْكُ‎; وَرْكُ wariku‎; wirku‎; warku
Accusative	وَرِكًا‎; وِرْكًا‎; وَرْكًا warikan‎; wirkan‎; warkan	الْوَرِكَ‎; الْوِرْكَ‎; الْوَرْكَ al-warika‎; al-wirka‎; al-warka	وَرِكَ‎; وِرْكَ‎; وَرْكَ warika‎; wirka‎; warka
Genitive	وَرِكٍ‎; وِرْكٍ‎; وَرْكٍ warikin‎; wirkin‎; warkin	الْوَرِكِ‎; الْوِرْكِ‎; الْوَرْكِ al-wariki‎; al-wirki‎; al-warki	وَرِكِ‎; وِرْكِ‎; وَرْكِ wariki‎; wirki‎; warki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَرِكَيْن‎; وِرْكَيْن‎; وَرْكَيْن warikayn‎; wirkayn‎; warkayn	الْوَرِكَيْن‎; الْوِرْكَيْن‎; الْوَرْكَيْن al-warikayn‎; al-wirkayn‎; al-warkayn	وَرِكَيْ‎; وِرْكَيْ‎; وَرْكَيْ warikay‎; wirkay‎; warkay
Nominative	وَرِكَانِ‎; وِرْكَانِ‎; وَرْكَانِ warikāni‎; wirkāni‎; warkāni	الْوَرِكَانِ‎; الْوِرْكَانِ‎; الْوَرْكَانِ al-warikāni‎; al-wirkāni‎; al-warkāni	وَرِكَا‎; وِرْكَا‎; وَرْكَا warikā‎; wirkā‎; warkā
Accusative	وَرِكَيْنِ‎; وِرْكَيْنِ‎; وَرْكَيْنِ warikayni‎; wirkayni‎; warkayni	الْوَرِكَيْنِ‎; الْوِرْكَيْنِ‎; الْوَرْكَيْنِ al-warikayni‎; al-wirkayni‎; al-warkayni	وَرِكَيْ‎; وِرْكَيْ‎; وَرْكَيْ warikay‎; wirkay‎; warkay
Genitive	وَرِكَيْنِ‎; وِرْكَيْنِ‎; وَرْكَيْنِ warikayni‎; wirkayni‎; warkayni	الْوَرِكَيْنِ‎; الْوِرْكَيْنِ‎; الْوَرْكَيْنِ al-warikayni‎; al-wirkayni‎; al-warkayni	وَرِكَيْ‎; وِرْكَيْ‎; وَرْكَيْ warikay‎; wirkay‎; warkay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْرَاك ʔawrāk	الْأَوْرَاك al-ʔawrāk	أَوْرَاك ʔawrāk
Nominative	أَوْرَاكٌ ʔawrākun	الْأَوْرَاكُ al-ʔawrāku	أَوْرَاكُ ʔawrāku
Accusative	أَوْرَاكًا ʔawrākan	الْأَوْرَاكَ al-ʔawrāka	أَوْرَاكَ ʔawrāka
Genitive	أَوْرَاكٍ ʔawrākin	الْأَوْرَاكِ al-ʔawrāki	أَوْرَاكِ ʔawrāki

Derived terms

• وَرَكِيّ (warakiyy)

Verb

وَرَكَ • (waraka) I (non-past يَرِكُ (yariku), verbal noun وُرُوك (wurūk))

1. to recumb with the hips

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَرَكَ (I, assimilated, a ~ i, no passive, verbal noun وُرُوك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						وُرُوك wurūk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَارِك wārik
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	وَرَكْتُ waraktu	وَرَكْتَ warakta	وَرَكَ waraka		وَرَكْتُمَا waraktumā	وَرَكَا warakā		وَرَكْنَا waraknā	وَرَكْتُمْ waraktum	وَرَكُوا warakū
	f		وَرَكْتِ warakti	وَرَكَتْ warakat			وَرَكَتَا warakatā			وَرَكْتُنَّ waraktunna	وَرَكْنَ warakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرِكُ ʔariku	تَرِكُ tariku	يَرِكُ yariku		تَرِكَانِ tarikāni	يَرِكَانِ yarikāni		نَرِكُ nariku	تَرِكُونَ tarikūna	يَرِكُونَ yarikūna
	f		تَرِكِينَ tarikīna	تَرِكُ tariku			تَرِكَانِ tarikāni			تَرِكْنَ tarikna	يَرِكْنَ yarikna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرِكَ ʔarika	تَرِكَ tarika	يَرِكَ yarika		تَرِكَا tarikā	يَرِكَا yarikā		نَرِكَ narika	تَرِكُوا tarikū	يَرِكُوا yarikū
	f		تَرِكِي tarikī	تَرِكَ tarika			تَرِكَا tarikā			تَرِكْنَ tarikna	يَرِكْنَ yarikna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرِكْ ʔarik	تَرِكْ tarik	يَرِكْ yarik		تَرِكَا tarikā	يَرِكَا yarikā		نَرِكْ narik	تَرِكُوا tarikū	يَرِكُوا yarikū
	f		تَرِكِي tarikī	تَرِكْ tarik			تَرِكَا tarikā			تَرِكْنَ tarikna	يَرِكْنَ yarikna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رِكْ rik			رِكَا rikā				رِكُوا rikū
	f		رِكِي rikī							رِكْنَ rikna

Verb

وَرَّكَ • (warraka) II (non-past يُوَرِّكُ (yuwarriku), verbal noun تَوْرِيك (tawrīk))

1. to put around the hip

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَرَّكَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَوْرِيك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوْرِيك tawrīk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُوَرِّك muwarrik
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُوَرَّك muwarrak
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	وَرَّكْتُ warraktu	وَرَّكْتَ warrakta	وَرَّكَ warraka		وَرَّكْتُمَا warraktumā	وَرَّكَا warrakā		وَرَّكْنَا warraknā	وَرَّكْتُمْ warraktum	وَرَّكُوا warrakū
	f		وَرَّكْتِ warrakti	وَرَّكَتْ warrakat			وَرَّكَتَا warrakatā			وَرَّكْتُنَّ warraktunna	وَرَّكْنَ warrakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَرِّكُ ʔuwarriku	تُوَرِّكُ tuwarriku	يُوَرِّكُ yuwarriku		تُوَرِّكَانِ tuwarrikāni	يُوَرِّكَانِ yuwarrikāni		نُوَرِّكُ nuwarriku	تُوَرِّكُونَ tuwarrikūna	يُوَرِّكُونَ yuwarrikūna
	f		تُوَرِّكِينَ tuwarrikīna	تُوَرِّكُ tuwarriku			تُوَرِّكَانِ tuwarrikāni			تُوَرِّكْنَ tuwarrikna	يُوَرِّكْنَ yuwarrikna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَرِّكَ ʔuwarrika	تُوَرِّكَ tuwarrika	يُوَرِّكَ yuwarrika		تُوَرِّكَا tuwarrikā	يُوَرِّكَا yuwarrikā		نُوَرِّكَ nuwarrika	تُوَرِّكُوا tuwarrikū	يُوَرِّكُوا yuwarrikū
	f		تُوَرِّكِي tuwarrikī	تُوَرِّكَ tuwarrika			تُوَرِّكَا tuwarrikā			تُوَرِّكْنَ tuwarrikna	يُوَرِّكْنَ yuwarrikna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَرِّكْ ʔuwarrik	تُوَرِّكْ tuwarrik	يُوَرِّكْ yuwarrik		تُوَرِّكَا tuwarrikā	يُوَرِّكَا yuwarrikā		نُوَرِّكْ nuwarrik	تُوَرِّكُوا tuwarrikū	يُوَرِّكُوا yuwarrikū
	f		تُوَرِّكِي tuwarrikī	تُوَرِّكْ tuwarrik			تُوَرِّكَا tuwarrikā			تُوَرِّكْنَ tuwarrikna	يُوَرِّكْنَ yuwarrikna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَرِّكْ warrik			وَرِّكَا warrikā				وَرِّكُوا warrikū
	f		وَرِّكِي warrikī							وَرِّكْنَ warrikna
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	وُرِّكْتُ wurriktu	وُرِّكْتَ wurrikta	وُرِّكَ wurrika		وُرِّكْتُمَا wurriktumā	وُرِّكَا wurrikā		وُرِّكْنَا wurriknā	وُرِّكْتُمْ wurriktum	وُرِّكُوا wurrikū
	f		وُرِّكْتِ wurrikti	وُرِّكَتْ wurrikat			وُرِّكَتَا wurrikatā			وُرِّكْتُنَّ wurriktunna	وُرِّكْنَ wurrikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَرَّكُ ʔuwarraku	تُوَرَّكُ tuwarraku	يُوَرَّكُ yuwarraku		تُوَرَّكَانِ tuwarrakāni	يُوَرَّكَانِ yuwarrakāni		نُوَرَّكُ nuwarraku	تُوَرَّكُونَ tuwarrakūna	يُوَرَّكُونَ yuwarrakūna
	f		تُوَرَّكِينَ tuwarrakīna	تُوَرَّكُ tuwarraku			تُوَرَّكَانِ tuwarrakāni			تُوَرَّكْنَ tuwarrakna	يُوَرَّكْنَ yuwarrakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَرَّكَ ʔuwarraka	تُوَرَّكَ tuwarraka	يُوَرَّكَ yuwarraka		تُوَرَّكَا tuwarrakā	يُوَرَّكَا yuwarrakā		نُوَرَّكَ nuwarraka	تُوَرَّكُوا tuwarrakū	يُوَرَّكُوا yuwarrakū
	f		تُوَرَّكِي tuwarrakī	تُوَرَّكَ tuwarraka			تُوَرَّكَا tuwarrakā			تُوَرَّكْنَ tuwarrakna	يُوَرَّكْنَ yuwarrakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَرَّكْ ʔuwarrak	تُوَرَّكْ tuwarrak	يُوَرَّكْ yuwarrak		تُوَرَّكَا tuwarrakā	يُوَرَّكَا yuwarrakā		نُوَرَّكْ nuwarrak	تُوَرَّكُوا tuwarrakū	يُوَرَّكُوا yuwarrakū
	f		تُوَرَّكِي tuwarrakī	تُوَرَّكْ tuwarrak			تُوَرَّكَا tuwarrakā			تُوَرَّكْنَ tuwarrakna	يُوَرَّكْنَ yuwarrakna

Noun

وُرُك • (wuruk) pl

1. plural of وِرَاك (wirāk, “part of the saddle into which a horseman puts his foot to climb onto the horse, fulfilling the function of a stirrup”)

Adjective

وُرْك • (wurk) m pl

1. plural of أَوْرَك (ʔawrak, “having great thighs”)

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “ورك”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 458
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “ورك”, 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^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1524
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ورك”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 1209

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَرَك (warak, “hip, hipbone”).

Noun

ورك • (verek) (plural اوراك (evrak))

1. hip, either of the two outward-projecting parts of the pelvis

   Synonyms: قالچه (kalça), كفل (kefel)

2. hip bone, one of two bones forming the side of the pelvis

Derived terms

• وركی (vereki, “ischial”)

Descendants

• Turkish: verek

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “verek1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5108
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “verek”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[4] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1379
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ورك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[5], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1307
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Ilia”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[6], Vienna, column 728
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “ورك”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[7], Vienna, column 5361
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ورك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[8], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2136

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وِرْك (wirk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wirk/, [wɪrk]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Noun

ورك • (wirk) m (plural أوراك (ʾawrāk) or وراك (wrāk))

1. hip