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مدرک · مَدْرَك — document, piece of evidence; qualification, degree (madrak-e tahsili)

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Arabic

مَدْرَك
madrak

/madrak/

In Arabic

faculty of perception, means of grasping (plural madārik); rare and abstract

Arabic says: شَهَادَة shahāda

Persian

مدرک
madrak

/mædræk/

In Persian

document, piece of evidence; qualification, degree (madrak-e tahsili)

Root
د ر ك
Pattern
مَفْعَل / مَفْعِل / مَفْعَلَة

Note. The Arabic word is uncommon and abstract (perception, comprehension); Arabic says wathīqa for a document and shahāda for a degree.

Sources: Dehkhoda · Moʻin · Wehr