Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
درك
Parts of Speech
Verb (9×), Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
12 times across 9 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root درك across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "drk" signifies reaching, overtaking, or coming up with something or someone. It implies continuity, uninterrupted sequence, or successive arrival.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: d-r-k
Listen: تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ 68:49
Root letters: د — ر — ك

Word Family Tree (12 forms)

All word forms derived from the root درك as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb Noun

Concordance — 12 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root درك appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (8) · Noun (3)

Verb (8 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:90 Verb
۞ وَجَـٰوَزۡنَا بِبَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغۡیࣰا وَعَدۡوًاۖ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَدۡرَكَهُ ٱلۡغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِیۤ ءَامَنَتۡ بِهِۦ بَنُوۤا۟ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ ۝٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."
The Ant, The Ants 27:66 Verb
بَلِ ٱدَّ ٰرَكَ عِلۡمُهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ فِی شَكࣲّ مِّنۡهَاۖ بَلۡ هُم مِّنۡهَا عَمُونَ ۝٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Rather, their knowledge is arrested concerning the Hereafter. Rather, they are in doubt about it. Rather, they are, concerning it, blind
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:40 Verb
لَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ یَنۢبَغِی لَهَاۤ أَن تُدۡرِكَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّیۡلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِۚ وَكُلࣱّ فِی فَلَكࣲ یَسۡبَحُونَ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming
Women 4:100 Verb
۞ وَمَن یُهَاجِرۡ فِی سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِ یَجِدۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُرَ ٰغَمࣰا كَثِیرࣰا وَسَعَةࣰۚ وَمَن یَخۡرُجۡ مِنۢ بَیۡتِهِۦ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ثُمَّ یُدۡرِكۡهُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ فَقَدۡ وَقَعَ أَجۡرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورࣰا رَّحِیمࣰا ۝١٠٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah . And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful
Women 4:78 Verb
أَیۡنَمَا تَكُونُوا۟ یُدۡرِككُّمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ وَلَوۡ كُنتُمۡ فِی بُرُوجࣲ مُّشَیَّدَةࣲۗ وَإِن تُصِبۡهُمۡ حَسَنَةࣱ یَقُولُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِۦ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَإِن تُصِبۡهُمۡ سَیِّئَةࣱ یَقُولُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِۦ مِنۡ عِندِكَۚ قُلۡ كُلࣱّ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَالِ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ لَا یَكَادُونَ یَفۡقَهُونَ حَدِیثࣰا ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, "This is from Allah "; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allah ." So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement

Derived Forms (12)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ tadarakahu Verb
تُدْرِكَ tudrika Verb
ٱدَّٰرَكَ daraka Verb
لَمُدْرَكُونَ lamudrakuwna Noun
دَرَكًا darakanā Noun
أَدْرَكَهُ ʾaadrakahu Verb
ٱدَّارَكُوا۟ daārakuwā Verb
يُدْرِكُ yudriku Verb
تُدْرِكُهُ tudrikuhu Verb
ٱلدَّرْكِ ldarki Noun