مركز

مركز

See also: مرکز‎

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb رَكَزَ‎ (rakaza, “to plant (a flag) in the ground, to settle quietly and remain”), from the root ر ك ز‎ (r-k-z).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَرْكَز or مَرْكِز • (markaz or markiz) m (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

Descendants

• → Malay: markas
  • Indonesian: markas
• → Persian: مرکز‎ (markaz)
  • → Hindustani: markaz

    Hindi: मरकज़

    Urdu: مَرْکَز‎

  • → Punjabi: markaz

    Gurmukhi: ਮਰਕਜ਼

    Shahmukhi: مَرْکَز‎

  • → Sindhi:

    Arabic: مَرْڪَزُ‎

    Devanagari: मर्कज़ु

• → Turkish: merkez
• → Uzbek: markaz

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مركز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen