مركب

مركب

See also: مرکب‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Originally a noun of place meaning “place of riding”, from the verb رَكِبَ‎ (rakiba, “to ride”), from the root ر ك ب‎ (r-k-b). Cognate with Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה‎ (merkaḇa, “chariot”), Ge'ez መርከብ (märkäb), Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܟܰܒܬܳܐ‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.kab/

Noun

مَرْكَب • (markab) m (plural مَرَاكِب‎ (marākib))

1. anything upon which one rides
   1. ship, boat, vessel
   2. saddle

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْكَب (markab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْكَب markab	الْمَرْكَب‎ al-markab	مَرْكَب markab
Nominative	مَرْكَبٌ markabun	الْمَرْكَبُ‎ al-markabu	مَرْكَبُ markabu
Accusative	مَرْكَبًا‎ markaban	الْمَرْكَبَ‎ al-markaba	مَرْكَبَ markaba
Genitive	مَرْكَبٍ markabin	الْمَرْكَبِ‎ al-markabi	مَرْكَبِ markabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْكَبَيْن‎ markabayn	الْمَرْكَبَيْن‎ al-markabayn	مَرْكَبَيْ‎ markabay
Nominative	مَرْكَبَانِ‎ markabāni	الْمَرْكَبَانِ‎ al-markabāni	مَرْكَبَا‎ markabā
Accusative	مَرْكَبَيْنِ‎ markabayni	الْمَرْكَبَيْنِ‎ al-markabayni	مَرْكَبَيْ‎ markabay
Genitive	مَرْكَبَيْنِ‎ markabayni	الْمَرْكَبَيْنِ‎ al-markabayni	مَرْكَبَيْ‎ markabay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَاكِب‎ marākib	الْمَرَاكِب‎ al-marākib	مَرَاكِب‎ marākib
Nominative	مَرَاكِبُ‎ marākibu	الْمَرَاكِبُ‎ al-marākibu	مَرَاكِبُ‎ marākibu
Accusative	مَرَاكِبَ‎ marākiba	الْمَرَاكِبَ‎ al-marākiba	مَرَاكِبَ‎ marākiba
Genitive	مَرَاكِبَ‎ marākiba	الْمَرَاكِبِ‎ al-marākibi	مَرَاكِبِ‎ marākibi

Descendants

• Maltese: mirkeb
• → Afar: márkab
• → Azerbaijani: mərkəb (“saddle-beast, donkey”)
• → Swahili: merikebu (“steamship”)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مركب‎ (merkeb, “saddle-beast, donkey”)
  • Turkish: merkep

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of رَكَّبَ‎ (rakkaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.rak.kab/

Adjective

مُرَكَّب • (murakkab)

1. compound, composed of multiple parts

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرَكَّب (murakkab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَكَّب murakkab	الْمُرَكَّب‎ al-murakkab	مُرَكَّبَة‎ murakkaba	الْمُرَكَّبَة‎ al-murakkaba
Nominative	مُرَكَّبٌ murakkabun	الْمُرَكَّبُ‎ al-murakkabu	مُرَكَّبَةٌ‎ murakkabatun	الْمُرَكَّبَةُ‎ al-murakkabatu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبًا‎ murakkaban	الْمُرَكَّبَ‎ al-murakkaba	مُرَكَّبَةً‎ murakkabatan	الْمُرَكَّبَةَ‎ al-murakkabata
Genitive	مُرَكَّبٍ murakkabin	الْمُرَكَّبِ‎ al-murakkabi	مُرَكَّبَةٍ‎ murakkabatin	الْمُرَكَّبَةِ‎ al-murakkabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَكَّبَيْن‎ murakkabayn	الْمُرَكَّبَيْن‎ al-murakkabayn	مُرَكَّبَتَيْن‎ murakkabatayn	الْمُرَكَّبَتَيْن‎ al-murakkabatayn
Nominative	مُرَكَّبَانِ‎ murakkabāni	الْمُرَكَّبَانِ‎ al-murakkabāni	مُرَكَّبَتَانِ‎ murakkabatāni	الْمُرَكَّبَتَانِ‎ al-murakkabatāni
Accusative	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ‎ murakkabatayni	الْمُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ‎ al-murakkabatayni
Genitive	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ‎ murakkabatayni	الْمُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ‎ al-murakkabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَكَّبِين‎ murakkabīn	الْمُرَكَّبِين‎ al-murakkabīn	مُرَكَّبَات‎ murakkabāt	الْمُرَكَّبَات‎ al-murakkabāt
Nominative	مُرَكَّبُونَ‎ murakkabūna	الْمُرَكَّبُونَ‎ al-murakkabūna	مُرَكَّبَاتٌ‎ murakkabātun	الْمُرَكَّبَاتُ‎ al-murakkabātu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبِينَ‎ murakkabīna	الْمُرَكَّبِينَ‎ al-murakkabīna	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ‎ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ‎ al-murakkabāti
Genitive	مُرَكَّبِينَ‎ murakkabīna	الْمُرَكَّبِينَ‎ al-murakkabīna	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ‎ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ‎ al-murakkabāti

Derived terms

• جَهْل مُرَكَّب‎ m (jahl murakkab, noun)
• كَسْر مُرَكَّب‎ m (kasr murakkab, “compound fraction”, noun)

Noun

مُرَكَّب • (murakkab) m (plural مُرَكَّبَات‎ (murakkabāt))

1. (chemistry) compound

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَكَّب (murakkab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَكَّب murakkab	الْمُرَكَّب‎ al-murakkab	مُرَكَّب murakkab
Nominative	مُرَكَّبٌ murakkabun	الْمُرَكَّبُ‎ al-murakkabu	مُرَكَّبُ murakkabu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبًا‎ murakkaban	الْمُرَكَّبَ‎ al-murakkaba	مُرَكَّبَ murakkaba
Genitive	مُرَكَّبٍ murakkabin	الْمُرَكَّبِ‎ al-murakkabi	مُرَكَّبِ murakkabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَكَّبَيْن‎ murakkabayn	الْمُرَكَّبَيْن‎ al-murakkabayn	مُرَكَّبَيْ‎ murakkabay
Nominative	مُرَكَّبَانِ‎ murakkabāni	الْمُرَكَّبَانِ‎ al-murakkabāni	مُرَكَّبَا‎ murakkabā
Accusative	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَيْ‎ murakkabay
Genitive	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ‎ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَيْ‎ murakkabay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَكَّبَات‎ murakkabāt	الْمُرَكَّبَات‎ al-murakkabāt	مُرَكَّبَات‎ murakkabāt
Nominative	مُرَكَّبَاتٌ‎ murakkabātun	الْمُرَكَّبَاتُ‎ al-murakkabātu	مُرَكَّبَاتُ‎ murakkabātu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ‎ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ‎ al-murakkabāti	مُرَكَّبَاتِ‎ murakkabāti
Genitive	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ‎ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ‎ al-murakkabāti	مُرَكَّبَاتِ‎ murakkabāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mürəkkəb
• → Ottoman Turkish: مركب‎ (mürekkeb)
  • Turkish: mürekkep
  • → Albanian: myreqep, mireqep, mereçep
  • → Armenian: միւրէկկէպ (miwrēkkēp), մուրա̈քք^յա̈բ (muräkʿkʿʸäb), միրէքէպ (mirēkʿēp), միւրէքէպ (miwrēkʿēp)
  • → Bulgarian: мурекеп (murekep) (obsolete)
  • → Crimean Tatar: mürekep, merekep
  • → Serbo-Croatian: (archaic)

    Cyrillic: мурѐћеп, мурѝћеп, мурѝкеп, мурѐћеф

    Latin: murèćep, murìćep, murìkep, murèćef

• → Persian: مرکب‎ (murakkab, “ink”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “ركب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1145
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ركب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 413