مركز

See also: مرکز

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر ك ز (r k z)
7 terms

Noun of place from the verb رَكَزَ (rakaza, to plant (a flag) in the ground, to settle quietly and remain).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَرْكَز or مَرْكِز • (markaz or markizm (plural مَرَاكِز (marākiz))

  1. (literally) place where the flag is planted in the ground
  2. center, midst
  3. base, headquarters
  4. camp, bivouac
  5. capital, chief town of a province
  6. seat, residence
  7. railway station
  8. (earthquake) epicenter

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْكَز (markaz)‎; مَرْكِز (markiz)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَرْكَز‎; مَرْكِز
markaz‎; markiz
الْمَرْكَز‎; الْمَرْكِز
al-markaz‎; al-markiz
مَرْكَز‎; مَرْكِز
markaz‎; markiz
nominative مَرْكَزٌ‎; مَرْكِزٌ
markazun‎; markizun
الْمَرْكَزُ‎; الْمَرْكِزُ
al-markazu‎; al-markizu
مَرْكَزُ‎; مَرْكِزُ
markazu‎; markizu
accusative مَرْكَزًا‎; مَرْكِزًا
markazan‎; markizan
الْمَرْكَزَ‎; الْمَرْكِزَ
al-markaza‎; al-markiza
مَرْكَزَ‎; مَرْكِزَ
markaza‎; markiza
genitive مَرْكَزٍ‎; مَرْكِزٍ
markazin‎; markizin
الْمَرْكَزِ‎; الْمَرْكِزِ
al-markazi‎; al-markizi
مَرْكَزِ‎; مَرْكِزِ
markazi‎; markizi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal مَرْكَزَيْن‎; مَرْكِزَيْن
markazayn‎; markizayn
الْمَرْكَزَيْن‎; الْمَرْكِزَيْن
al-markazayn‎; al-markizayn
مَرْكَزَيْ‎; مَرْكِزَيْ
markazay‎; markizay
nominative مَرْكَزَانِ‎; مَرْكِزَانِ
markazāni‎; markizāni
الْمَرْكَزَانِ‎; الْمَرْكِزَانِ
al-markazāni‎; al-markizāni
مَرْكَزَا‎; مَرْكِزَا
markazā‎; markizā
accusative مَرْكَزَيْنِ‎; مَرْكِزَيْنِ
markazayni‎; markizayni
الْمَرْكَزَيْنِ‎; الْمَرْكِزَيْنِ
al-markazayni‎; al-markizayni
مَرْكَزَيْ‎; مَرْكِزَيْ
markazay‎; markizay
genitive مَرْكَزَيْنِ‎; مَرْكِزَيْنِ
markazayni‎; markizayni
الْمَرْكَزَيْنِ‎; الْمَرْكِزَيْنِ
al-markazayni‎; al-markizayni
مَرْكَزَيْ‎; مَرْكِزَيْ
markazay‎; markizay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَرَاكِز
marākiz
الْمَرَاكِز
al-marākiz
مَرَاكِز
marākiz
nominative مَرَاكِزُ
marākizu
الْمَرَاكِزُ
al-marākizu
مَرَاكِزُ
marākizu
accusative مَرَاكِزَ
marākiza
الْمَرَاكِزَ
al-marākiza
مَرَاكِزَ
marākiza
genitive مَرَاكِزَ
marākiza
الْمَرَاكِزِ
al-marākizi
مَرَاكِزِ
marākizi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mərkəz
  • Bashkir: мәркәз (mərkəz)
  • Chagatai: مرکز
  • Hebrew: מרכז
  • Northern Kurdish: merkez
  • Malay: markas
  • Ottoman Turkish: مركز (merkez)
    > Turkish: merkez (inherited)
  • Pashto: مرکز (markaz)
  • Persian: مرکز (markaz)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: मरकज़ (markaz)
      Urdu: مَرْکَز (markaz)
    • Punjabi: markaz
      Gurmukhi script: ਮਰਕਜ਼
      Shahmukhi script: مَرْکَز
    • Sindhi:
      Arabic script: مَرْڪَزُ
      Devanagari script: मर्कज़ु
  • Tatar: мәркәз (märkäz), märkäz
  • Turkmen: merkez
  • Zazaki: merkez

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz, center, midst).

Noun

مركز • (merkez) (plural مراكز (merakez))

  1. center, midst, the point that is equidistant from all points on the circumference
    Synonym: اورتا (orta)
  2. (by extension) chief town or city of a region, capital, administrative center

Derived terms

  • مركزلنمك (merkezlenmek, to be centralized)
  • مركزی (merkezî, central)

Descendants

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