مرکز

مرکز

See also: مركز‎

Pashto

Noun

مرکز • (markáz) m

1. center, midpoint
2. center (of power, culture etc.)
3. capital
4. center (an organization, institution)

References

• “مرکز”, in Pashto Dictionary (in English), Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “مرکز”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْكَز‎ (markaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mæɾˈkʲæz]

Noun

Dari	مرکز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	марказ (markaz)

مرکز • (markaz)

1. centre, center
2. heart
3. headquarters
4. capital

Related terms

• مرکزی‎ (markazi)

Descendants

• → Hindustani: markaz

  Hindi: मरकज़

  Urdu: مَرْکَز‎

• → Punjabi: markaz

  Gurmukhi: ਮਰਕਜ਼

  Shahmukhi: مَرْکَز‎

• → Sindhi:

  Arabic: مَرْڪَزُ‎

  Devanagari: मर्कज़ु

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرکز‎ (markaz), itself from Arabic مَرْكَز‎ (markaz).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məɾ.kəz/
• Rhymes: -əz

Noun

مَرْکَز • (markaz) m (plural مراکز‎, Hindi spelling मरकज़)

1. centre, center
2. (geometry) centerpoint
3. hub
4. headquarter
5. (typography) stroke (written above the letter kāf or twice on the letter gāf)
6. (rare) capital

   Synonym: دارْاَلْحَکُومَت‎ (dāralḥakūmat)

Declension

Declension of مرکز
	singular	plural
direct	مرکز‎ (markaz)	مرکز‎ (markaz)
oblique	مرکز‎ (markaz)	مرکزوں‎ (markazō̃)
vocative	مرکز‎ (markaz)	مرکزو‎ (markazō)

References

• “مرکز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مرکز”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.