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))

1. embroidered with gold
2. brocaded with gold
3. embroidered
4. adorned, ornamented, decorated, embellished
5. fancy

Declension

Declension of adjective مُزَرْكَش (muzarkaš)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	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^[1], 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