ترك

See also: برگ, پرک, برك, ترک, برک, and ب ر ك

Arabic

Root
ت ر ك (t r k)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Root
ت ر ك (t r k)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ra.ka/

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Verb

تَرَكَ • (taraka) I (non-past يَتْرُكُ (yatruku), verbal noun تَرْك (tark))

1. to leave, to relinquish

   اُتْرُكْنِي فِي حَالِي (to a man) ― utruknī fī ḥālī ― leave me alone

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَرَكَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun تَرْك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَرْك tark
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						تَارِك tārik
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَتْرُوك matrūk
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	تَرَكْتُ taraktu	تَرَكْتَ tarakta	تَرَكَ taraka		تَرَكْتُمَا taraktumā	تَرَكَا tarakā		تَرَكْنَا taraknā	تَرَكْتُمْ taraktum	تَرَكُوا tarakū
	f		تَرَكْتِ tarakti	تَرَكَتْ tarakat			تَرَكَتَا tarakatā			تَرَكْتُنَّ taraktunna	تَرَكْنَ tarakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتْرُكُ ʔatruku	تَتْرُكُ tatruku	يَتْرُكُ yatruku		تَتْرُكَانِ tatrukāni	يَتْرُكَانِ yatrukāni		نَتْرُكُ natruku	تَتْرُكُونَ tatrukūna	يَتْرُكُونَ yatrukūna
	f		تَتْرُكِينَ tatrukīna	تَتْرُكُ tatruku			تَتْرُكَانِ tatrukāni			تَتْرُكْنَ tatrukna	يَتْرُكْنَ yatrukna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتْرُكَ ʔatruka	تَتْرُكَ tatruka	يَتْرُكَ yatruka		تَتْرُكَا tatrukā	يَتْرُكَا yatrukā		نَتْرُكَ natruka	تَتْرُكُوا tatrukū	يَتْرُكُوا yatrukū
	f		تَتْرُكِي tatrukī	تَتْرُكَ tatruka			تَتْرُكَا tatrukā			تَتْرُكْنَ tatrukna	يَتْرُكْنَ yatrukna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتْرُكْ ʔatruk	تَتْرُكْ tatruk	يَتْرُكْ yatruk		تَتْرُكَا tatrukā	يَتْرُكَا yatrukā		نَتْرُكْ natruk	تَتْرُكُوا tatrukū	يَتْرُكُوا yatrukū
	f		تَتْرُكِي tatrukī	تَتْرُكْ tatruk			تَتْرُكَا tatrukā			تَتْرُكْنَ tatrukna	يَتْرُكْنَ yatrukna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُتْرُكْ utruk			اُتْرُكَا utrukā				اُتْرُكُوا utrukū
	f		اُتْرُكِي utrukī							اُتْرُكْنَ utrukna
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	تُرِكْتُ turiktu	تُرِكْتَ turikta	تُرِكَ turika		تُرِكْتُمَا turiktumā	تُرِكَا turikā		تُرِكْنَا turiknā	تُرِكْتُمْ turiktum	تُرِكُوا turikū
	f		تُرِكْتِ turikti	تُرِكَتْ turikat			تُرِكَتَا turikatā			تُرِكْتُنَّ turiktunna	تُرِكْنَ turikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتْرَكُ ʔutraku	تُتْرَكُ tutraku	يُتْرَكُ yutraku		تُتْرَكَانِ tutrakāni	يُتْرَكَانِ yutrakāni		نُتْرَكُ nutraku	تُتْرَكُونَ tutrakūna	يُتْرَكُونَ yutrakūna
	f		تُتْرَكِينَ tutrakīna	تُتْرَكُ tutraku			تُتْرَكَانِ tutrakāni			تُتْرَكْنَ tutrakna	يُتْرَكْنَ yutrakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتْرَكَ ʔutraka	تُتْرَكَ tutraka	يُتْرَكَ yutraka		تُتْرَكَا tutrakā	يُتْرَكَا yutrakā		نُتْرَكَ nutraka	تُتْرَكُوا tutrakū	يُتْرَكُوا yutrakū
	f		تُتْرَكِي tutrakī	تُتْرَكَ tutraka			تُتْرَكَا tutrakā			تُتْرَكْنَ tutrakna	يُتْرَكْنَ yutrakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتْرَكْ ʔutrak	تُتْرَكْ tutrak	يُتْرَكْ yutrak		تُتْرَكَا tutrakā	يُتْرَكَا yutrakā		نُتْرَكْ nutrak	تُتْرَكُوا tutrakū	يُتْرَكُوا yutrakū
	f		تُتْرَكِي tutrakī	تُتْرَكْ tutrak			تُتْرَكَا tutrakā			تُتْرَكْنَ tutrakna	يُتْرَكْنَ yutrakna

Synonyms

• يَدَعُ (yadaʕu)
• يَذَرُ (yaḏaru)
• غَادَرَ (ḡādara)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of تَرَكَ (taraka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tark/

Noun

تَرْك • (tark) m

1. verbal noun of تَرَكَ (taraka) (form I) (leftover, heritage)
2. leaving, abandoning
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:176:

     يَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفۡتِيكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡكَلَٰلَةِۚ إِنِ ٱمۡرُؤٌاْ هَلَكَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞ وَلَهُۥٓ أُخۡتٞ فَلَهَا نِصۡفُ مَا تَرَكۚ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٞۚ فَإِن كَانَتَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَلَهُمَا ٱلثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكۚ وَإِن كَانُوٓاْ إِخۡوَةٗ رِّجَالٗا وَنِسَآءٗ فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثۡلُ حَظِّ ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۗ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ أَن تَضِلُّواْۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمُۢ

     They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: "Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred. If a man die childless and he have a sister, hers is half the heritage, and he would have inherited from her had she died childless. And if there be two sisters, then theirs are two-thirds of the heritage, and if they be brethren, men and women, unto the male is the equivalent of the share of two females". Allah expoundeth unto you, so that ye err not. Allah is Knower of all things.

Declension

Declension of noun تَرْك (tark)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَرْك tark	التَّرْك at-tark	تَرْك tark
nominative	تَرْكٌ tarkun	التَّرْكُ at-tarku	تَرْكُ tarku
accusative	تَرْكًا tarkan	التَّرْكَ at-tarka	تَرْكَ tarka
genitive	تَرْكٍ tarkin	التَّرْكِ at-tarki	تَرْكِ tarki

Descendants

• → Armenian: թարգ (tʻarg)
• → Old Anatolian Turkish: ترك (terk)
  • Azerbaijani: tərk
  • Ottoman Turkish: ترك (terk)
    • Turkish: terk
    • → Armenian: թէրք (tʻērkʻ)
• → Uyghur: تەرك (terk)
• → Uzbek: tark

Etymology 3

From a Turkic language. Compare Karakhanid تُرْكْ (türk), Ottoman Turkish ترك (türk) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turk/

Noun

تُرْك • (turk) m (collective, singulative تُرْكِيّ m (turkiyy), plural أَتْرَاك (ʔatrāk))

1. Turks

Declension

Declension of noun تُرْك (turk)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تُرْك turk	التُّرْك at-turk	تُرْك turk
nominative	تُرْكٌ turkun	التُّرْكُ at-turku	تُرْكُ turku
accusative	تُرْكًا turkan	التُّرْكَ at-turka	تُرْكَ turka
genitive	تُرْكٍ turkin	التُّرْكِ at-turki	تُرْكِ turki
singulative	basic singulative triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تُرْكِي turkī	التُّرْكِي at-turkī	تُرْكِي turkī
nominative	تُرْكِيٌّ turkiyyun	التُّرْكِيُّ at-turkiyyu	تُرْكِيُّ turkiyyu
accusative	تُرْكِيًّا turkiyyan	التُّرْكِيَّ at-turkiyya	تُرْكِيَّ turkiyya
genitive	تُرْكِيٍّ turkiyyin	التُّرْكِيِّ at-turkiyyi	تُرْكِيِّ turkiyyi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تُرْكِيَّيْن turkiyyayn	التُّرْكِيَّيْن at-turkiyyayn	تُرْكِيَّيْ turkiyyay
nominative	تُرْكِيَّانِ turkiyyāni	التُّرْكِيَّانِ at-turkiyyāni	تُرْكِيَّا turkiyyā
accusative	تُرْكِيَّيْنِ turkiyyayni	التُّرْكِيَّيْنِ at-turkiyyayni	تُرْكِيَّيْ turkiyyay
genitive	تُرْكِيَّيْنِ turkiyyayni	التُّرْكِيَّيْنِ at-turkiyyayni	تُرْكِيَّيْ turkiyyay
paucal (3-10)	basic broken paucal triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تُرْك turk	التُّرْك at-turk	تُرْك turk
nominative	تُرْكٌ turkun	التُّرْكُ at-turku	تُرْكُ turku
accusative	تُرْكًا turkan	التُّرْكَ at-turka	تُرْكَ turka
genitive	تُرْكٍ turkin	التُّرْكِ at-turki	تُرْكِ turki
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَتْرَاك ʔatrāk	الْأَتْرَاك al-ʔatrāk	أَتْرَاك ʔatrāk
nominative	أَتْرَاكٌ ʔatrākun	الْأَتْرَاكُ al-ʔatrāku	أَتْرَاكُ ʔatrāku
accusative	أَتْرَاكًا ʔatrākan	الْأَتْرَاكَ al-ʔatrāka	أَتْرَاكَ ʔatrāka
genitive	أَتْرَاكٍ ʔatrākin	الْأَتْرَاكِ al-ʔatrāki	أَتْرَاكِ ʔatrāki

Derived terms

• تَرَّكَ (tarraka)
• اِسْتَتْرَكَ (istatraka)

Etymology 4

From تُرْك (turk, “Turks”), with the second triliteral conjugation implying the bestowing of a particular quality. Compare عَرَّبَ (ʕarraba, “to Arabize, to make Arab”), هَوَّدَ (hawwada, “to Judaize, to make Jewish”), أَمْرَكَ (ʔamraka, “to Americanize, to make American”)، فَرْنَسَ (farnasa, “to Gallicize, to make French”), أَلْمَنَ (ʔalmana, “to Germanize, to make German”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tar.ra.ka/

Verb

تَرَّكَ • (tarraka) II (non-past يُتَرِّكُ (yutarriku), verbal noun تَتْرِيك (tatrīk))

1. to Turkify, to make Turkish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَرَّكَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَتْرِيك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَتْرِيك tatrīk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَرِّك mutarrik
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَرَّك mutarrak
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	تَرَّكْتُ tarraktu	تَرَّكْتَ tarrakta	تَرَّكَ tarraka		تَرَّكْتُمَا tarraktumā	تَرَّكَا tarrakā		تَرَّكْنَا tarraknā	تَرَّكْتُمْ tarraktum	تَرَّكُوا tarrakū
	f		تَرَّكْتِ tarrakti	تَرَّكَتْ tarrakat			تَرَّكَتَا tarrakatā			تَرَّكْتُنَّ tarraktunna	تَرَّكْنَ tarrakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَرِّكُ ʔutarriku	تُتَرِّكُ tutarriku	يُتَرِّكُ yutarriku		تُتَرِّكَانِ tutarrikāni	يُتَرِّكَانِ yutarrikāni		نُتَرِّكُ nutarriku	تُتَرِّكُونَ tutarrikūna	يُتَرِّكُونَ yutarrikūna
	f		تُتَرِّكِينَ tutarrikīna	تُتَرِّكُ tutarriku			تُتَرِّكَانِ tutarrikāni			تُتَرِّكْنَ tutarrikna	يُتَرِّكْنَ yutarrikna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَرِّكَ ʔutarrika	تُتَرِّكَ tutarrika	يُتَرِّكَ yutarrika		تُتَرِّكَا tutarrikā	يُتَرِّكَا yutarrikā		نُتَرِّكَ nutarrika	تُتَرِّكُوا tutarrikū	يُتَرِّكُوا yutarrikū
	f		تُتَرِّكِي tutarrikī	تُتَرِّكَ tutarrika			تُتَرِّكَا tutarrikā			تُتَرِّكْنَ tutarrikna	يُتَرِّكْنَ yutarrikna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَرِّكْ ʔutarrik	تُتَرِّكْ tutarrik	يُتَرِّكْ yutarrik		تُتَرِّكَا tutarrikā	يُتَرِّكَا yutarrikā		نُتَرِّكْ nutarrik	تُتَرِّكُوا tutarrikū	يُتَرِّكُوا yutarrikū
	f		تُتَرِّكِي tutarrikī	تُتَرِّكْ tutarrik			تُتَرِّكَا tutarrikā			تُتَرِّكْنَ tutarrikna	يُتَرِّكْنَ yutarrikna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَرِّكْ tarrik			تَرِّكَا tarrikā				تَرِّكُوا tarrikū
	f		تَرِّكِي tarrikī							تَرِّكْنَ tarrikna
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	تُرِّكْتُ turriktu	تُرِّكْتَ turrikta	تُرِّكَ turrika		تُرِّكْتُمَا turriktumā	تُرِّكَا turrikā		تُرِّكْنَا turriknā	تُرِّكْتُمْ turriktum	تُرِّكُوا turrikū
	f		تُرِّكْتِ turrikti	تُرِّكَتْ turrikat			تُرِّكَتَا turrikatā			تُرِّكْتُنَّ turriktunna	تُرِّكْنَ turrikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَرَّكُ ʔutarraku	تُتَرَّكُ tutarraku	يُتَرَّكُ yutarraku		تُتَرَّكَانِ tutarrakāni	يُتَرَّكَانِ yutarrakāni		نُتَرَّكُ nutarraku	تُتَرَّكُونَ tutarrakūna	يُتَرَّكُونَ yutarrakūna
	f		تُتَرَّكِينَ tutarrakīna	تُتَرَّكُ tutarraku			تُتَرَّكَانِ tutarrakāni			تُتَرَّكْنَ tutarrakna	يُتَرَّكْنَ yutarrakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَرَّكَ ʔutarraka	تُتَرَّكَ tutarraka	يُتَرَّكَ yutarraka		تُتَرَّكَا tutarrakā	يُتَرَّكَا yutarrakā		نُتَرَّكَ nutarraka	تُتَرَّكُوا tutarrakū	يُتَرَّكُوا yutarrakū
	f		تُتَرَّكِي tutarrakī	تُتَرَّكَ tutarraka			تُتَرَّكَا tutarrakā			تُتَرَّكْنَ tutarrakna	يُتَرَّكْنَ yutarrakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَرَّكْ ʔutarrak	تُتَرَّكْ tutarrak	يُتَرَّكْ yutarrak		تُتَرَّكَا tutarrakā	يُتَرَّكَا yutarrakā		نُتَرَّكْ nutarrak	تُتَرَّكُوا tutarrakū	يُتَرَّكُوا yutarrakū
	f		تُتَرَّكِي tutarrakī	تُتَرَّكْ tutarrak			تُتَرَّكَا tutarrakā			تُتَرَّكْنَ tutarrakna	يُتَرَّكْنَ yutarrakna

Related terms

• تُرْكِيَّا (turkiyyā, “Turkey”)
• تُرْكِيّ (turkiyy, “Turk, Turkish”)
• تَتَرَّكَ (tatarraka, “to be Turkified, to act Turkish”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ترك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Karakhanid

Map from Kashgari's Diwan (11th century), showing the distribution of Turkic tribes.

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Noun

تُرْكْ (türk)

1. Turk, Turkish, Turkic
2. the son of Noah
3. time

Further reading

• al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “türk”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 542-543

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *terk.

Adverb

تَرْكْ (terk)

1. quickly, fast

   تَرْكْ كَلْ ― terk kel ― come fast

Further reading

• al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “türk”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 542

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tīrig.

Adjective

تِرِكْ (tirig)

1. alive, living

   اَڨِنْ بَرْقِنْ سَتِغْسادٖی
   یُلُغْ بِیرِبْ یَرِغْسادٖی
   تِرِكْ ارْسا تُرُغْسادٖی
   اَنْكَرْ ساقِنْجْ كُنٖی تُغْدٖی

   evin barqïn satïğsadï
   yoluğ bẹrip yarïğsadï
   tirig erse turuğsadï
   aŋar sāqïnč küni toğdï

   he wanted to sell all his property
   he wanted to give ransom and judge
   he stopped as he was alive
   his sun/day of caution rose

Descendants

• Chagatai:
  • Uzbek: tirik

Further reading

• al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943

Etymology 4

The vowels of the word are unknown, due to the word being only attested without harakat. Besim Atalay transliterates as "türk", and suggests the word refers to Turkistan, a city in modern day Kazakhstan. He also considers the possibility of the word being read as "terek", either refering to Terek Pass, or Terek. However, he considers the latter to be less likely.

Proper noun

ترك (trk)

1. a city in the Turkic state

Further reading

• al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k

Alternative forms

• تورك (türk)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyrk/

Proper noun

ترك • (türk)

1. Turk, Turkish, Turkic

Derived terms

• تركجه (türkce, “Turkish”)
• تركی (türkī, “Turkish”)

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: türk
• Gagauz: türk
• Ottoman Turkish: ترك (türk) (see there for further descendants)
  • Turkish: Türk

Further reading

• Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “türk”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 672

Etymology 2

From Arabic تَرْك (tark), verbal noun of تَرَكَ (taraka, “to leave, relinquish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrk/

Noun

ترك • (terk) (definite accusative تركی (terki), plural تركلر (terkler))

1. quitting, abandoning, leaving; abandonment; act of leaving or abandoning

Derived terms

• ترك اولنمق (terk olınmaq, “to be abandoned”)
• ترك ایلمك (terk eylemek, “to leave, to abandon”)
• تركنی اورمق (terkini urmaq, “to leave”)

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: tərk
• Ottoman Turkish: ترك (terk)
  • Turkish: terk

Further reading

• Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “terk”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 646
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “terk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrɛk/

Noun

ترك • (terek) (definite accusative تركی (teregi), plural تركلر (terekler))

1. shelf, a flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects
2. plate, a slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten

Descendants

• Ottoman Turkish: ترك (terek)
  • Turkish: terek
  • → Armenian: դարակ (darak), թարեք (tʻarekʻ), թարաք (tʻarakʻ), թերեք (tʻerekʻ) — dialectal

Further reading

• Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “terek”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 646

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish ترك (türk), from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥ /⁠türük⁠/).

Alternative forms

• تورك (türk)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyɾk/
• (Albania) IPA^(key): /tuɾk/

Noun

ترك • (türk) (plural تركلر (türkler) or اتراك (etrak))

1. Turk
   • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk‎^[1], page 12:

     افندیلر ، بو وضعیت قارشیسنده بر ، تك قرار واردی. اوده حاكمیت ملیه‌یه مستند ، بلا قید وشرط مستقل یكی بر تورك دولتی تأسیس ایتمك!

     Efendiler, bu vaziyet karşısında bir tek karar vardı. O da hakimiyet-i milliyeye müstenid, bilakayduşart müstakil yeni bir Türk devleti te'sis etmek!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Turkish: Türk
  • → English: Türk
• → Albanian: turk
• → Armenian: թիւրք (tʻiwrkʻ)
• → Romanian: turc
• → Bashkir: төрөк (török)
• → Tatar: төрек (törek)
• → Chuvash: тӗрӗк (tĕrĕk)
• → Kazakh: түрік (türık)
• → Kyrgyz: түрк (türk)
• → Southern Altai: тӱрк (türk)
• → Yakut: турок (turok)
• → Russian: ту́рок (túrok)
  • → Yakut: туурак (tuurak)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish ترك (terk), from Arabic تَرْك (tark), verbal noun of تَرَكَ (taraka, “to leave, relinquish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾk/

Noun

ترك • (terk)

1. quitting, abandoning, leaving; abandonment
2. neglecting; omission

Related terms

• متاركه (mütareke)

Descendants

• Turkish: terk
• → Armenian: թէրք (tʻērkʻ)

Etymology 3

From Persian ترک (tarak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈɾek/

Proper noun

ترك • (Terek)

1. Terek (a river)

Noun

ترك • (terek)

1. moat, ditch

References

• Németh, Julius (1961) “Traces of the Turkish language in Albania”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae‎^[2], volume 13, number 1/2, page 17

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ت ر ك
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَرَكَ (taraka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.rak/, [ˈta.rak]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

ترك • (tarak) I (present بترك (bitrik), active participle تارك (tārek))

1. to leave

   Synonyms: ساب (sāb), هجّ (hajj)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ترك

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تركت (tarakt)	تركت (tarakt)	ترك (tarak)		تركنا (tarakna)	تركتو (taraktu)	تركو (taraku)
	f		تركتي (tarakti)	تركت (tarkat)
present	m	بترك (batrik)	بتترك (btitrik)	بترك (bitrik)		منترك (mnitrik)	بتتركو (btitriku)	بتركو (bitriku)
	f		بتتركي (btitriki)	بتترك (btitrik)
subjunctive	m	أترك (ʔatrik)	تترك (titrik)	يترك (yitrik)		نترك (nitrik)	تتركو (titriku)	يتركو (yitriku)
	f		تتركي (titriki)	تترك (titrik)
imperative	m		اترك (itrik)				اتركو (itriku)
	f		اتركي (itriki)