مزركش
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the passive participle of زَرْكَشَ (zarkaša, “to embroider with gold, to brocade with gold, to adorn”), from the root ز ر ك ش (z-r-k-š).
Adjective
مُزَرْكَش • (muzarkaš) (feminine مُزَرْكَشَة (muzarkaša), masculine plural مُزَرْكَشُونَ (muzarkašūna), feminine plural مُزَرْكَشَات (muzarkašāt))
- embroidered with gold
- brocaded with gold
- embroidered
- adorned, ornamented, decorated, embellished
- fancy
Declension
Declension of adjective مُزَرْكَش (muzarkaš)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُزَرْكَش muzarkaš | الْمُزَرْكَش al-muzarkaš | مُزَرْكَشَة muzarkaša | الْمُزَرْكَشَة al-muzarkaša |
Nominative | مُزَرْكَشٌ muzarkašun | الْمُزَرْكَشُ al-muzarkašu | مُزَرْكَشَةٌ muzarkašatun | الْمُزَرْكَشَةُ al-muzarkašatu |
Accusative | مُزَرْكَشًا muzarkašan | الْمُزَرْكَشَ al-muzarkaša | مُزَرْكَشَةً muzarkašatan | الْمُزَرْكَشَةَ al-muzarkašata |
Genitive | مُزَرْكَشٍ muzarkašin | الْمُزَرْكَشِ al-muzarkaši | مُزَرْكَشَةٍ muzarkašatin | الْمُزَرْكَشَةِ al-muzarkašati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُزَرْكَشَيْن muzarkašayn | الْمُزَرْكَشَيْن al-muzarkašayn | مُزَرْكَشَتَيْن muzarkašatayn | الْمُزَرْكَشَتَيْن al-muzarkašatayn |
Nominative | مُزَرْكَشَانِ muzarkašāni | الْمُزَرْكَشَانِ al-muzarkašāni | مُزَرْكَشَتَانِ muzarkašatāni | الْمُزَرْكَشَتَانِ al-muzarkašatāni |
Accusative | مُزَرْكَشَيْنِ muzarkašayni | الْمُزَرْكَشَيْنِ al-muzarkašayni | مُزَرْكَشَتَيْنِ muzarkašatayni | الْمُزَرْكَشَتَيْنِ al-muzarkašatayni |
Genitive | مُزَرْكَشَيْنِ muzarkašayni | الْمُزَرْكَشَيْنِ al-muzarkašayni | مُزَرْكَشَتَيْنِ muzarkašatayni | الْمُزَرْكَشَتَيْنِ al-muzarkašatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُزَرْكَشِين muzarkašīn | الْمُزَرْكَشِين al-muzarkašīn | مُزَرْكَشَات muzarkašāt | الْمُزَرْكَشَات al-muzarkašāt |
Nominative | مُزَرْكَشُونَ muzarkašūna | الْمُزَرْكَشُونَ al-muzarkašūna | مُزَرْكَشَاتٌ muzarkašātun | الْمُزَرْكَشَاتُ al-muzarkašātu |
Accusative | مُزَرْكَشِينَ muzarkašīna | الْمُزَرْكَشِينَ al-muzarkašīna | مُزَرْكَشَاتٍ muzarkašātin | الْمُزَرْكَشَاتِ al-muzarkašāti |
Genitive | مُزَرْكَشِينَ muzarkašīna | الْمُزَرْكَشِينَ al-muzarkašīna | مُزَرْكَشَاتٍ muzarkašātin | الْمُزَرْكَشَاتِ al-muzarkašāti |
Synonyms
- (decorated, fancy): مُزَخْرَف (muzaḵraf)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “زركش”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “زركش”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN