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drk, drkˀ (dreḵ, da/irkā) n.m. road
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road
Sam, JBAmb, JBA, Man, LJLAmag
BT RH 23b(10)↗ אסת{{ונוס}}<תום> דירכי‏ : the roads were completely blocked ; ATS 1.1:53↗ ˁl dirka ušbila ḏsaliq latar nhur : on the road and path that goes up to the place of light ; JohnBook 107:2↗ dirkia ḏkušṭa uhaimanuta
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usual manner
JBA, JBAg
BT AZ 65a(46)↗ חמר דירכיה למיטרח שוכר לאו דירכיה למיטרח‏ : a donkey driver usually goes to the trouble (to purchase food). A hirer does not usually go to the trouble ; Anan 26:bottom↗ לבתר הכי מאשי ידיה וכרעיה כי דירכא‏ : after this he washes his hands and shins as usual
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The vocalization dirkā as opposed to darkā seems to be a particularly Babylonian feature: see the note in DJBA re BH. However a Babylonian consonantal spelling with yodh after the first consonant also regularly reflects a mobile schwa and could represent then instances of drk v.n.
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Usage surely influenced by Hebrew.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 336aDrower/Macuch: 109b

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