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

• → Uzbek: markaz
• → Malay: markas
  • Indonesian: markas

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مركز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen