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التُّرْكُ الترك ترك تركي A certain nation; (S, Msb, K;) [namely, the Turks:] تُرْكِىٌّ is its n. un.: (Msb, TA:) [and signifies also Turkish:] pl. أَتْرَاكٌ. (Msb, K.) It is said in a trad., اُتْرُكُوا التَّرْكَ مَا تَرَكُو كُمْ [Leave ye alone the Turks as long as they leave you alone]. (TA.) [تُرْكِىُّ الوَجْهِ often occurs in post-classical works as meaning Having a Turkish face; i. e. round-faced, or broad-faced; opposed to عَرَبِىُّ الوَجْهِ.]

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