مركب

See also: مرکب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Originally a noun of place meaning “place of riding”, from the verb رَكِبَ (rakiba, “to ride”), from the root ر ك ب (r-k-b). Cognate with Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkaḇa, “chariot”), Ge'ez መርከብ (märkäb), Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܟܰܒܬܳܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.kab/

Noun

مَرْكَب • (markab) m (plural مَرَاكِب (marākib))

1. anything upon which one rides
   1. ship, boat, vessel
   2. saddle

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْكَب (markab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْكَب markab	الْمَرْكَب al-markab	مَرْكَب markab
Nominative	مَرْكَبٌ markabun	الْمَرْكَبُ al-markabu	مَرْكَبُ markabu
Accusative	مَرْكَبًا markaban	الْمَرْكَبَ al-markaba	مَرْكَبَ markaba
Genitive	مَرْكَبٍ markabin	الْمَرْكَبِ al-markabi	مَرْكَبِ markabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْكَبَيْن markabayn	الْمَرْكَبَيْن al-markabayn	مَرْكَبَيْ markabay
Nominative	مَرْكَبَانِ markabāni	الْمَرْكَبَانِ al-markabāni	مَرْكَبَا markabā
Accusative	مَرْكَبَيْنِ markabayni	الْمَرْكَبَيْنِ al-markabayni	مَرْكَبَيْ markabay
Genitive	مَرْكَبَيْنِ markabayni	الْمَرْكَبَيْنِ al-markabayni	مَرْكَبَيْ markabay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَاكِب marākib	الْمَرَاكِب al-marākib	مَرَاكِب marākib
Nominative	مَرَاكِبُ marākibu	الْمَرَاكِبُ al-marākibu	مَرَاكِبُ marākibu
Accusative	مَرَاكِبَ marākiba	الْمَرَاكِبَ al-marākiba	مَرَاكِبَ marākiba
Genitive	مَرَاكِبَ marākiba	الْمَرَاكِبِ al-marākibi	مَرَاكِبِ marākibi

Descendants

• Maltese: mirkeb
• → Afar: márkab
• → Azerbaijani: mərkəb (“saddle-beast, donkey”)
• → Swahili: merikebu (“steamship”)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مركب (merkeb, “saddle-beast, donkey”)
  • Turkish: merkep

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of رَكَّبَ (rakkaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.rak.kab/

Adjective

مُرَكَّب • (murakkab)

1. compound, composed of multiple parts

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرَكَّب (murakkab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَكَّب murakkab	الْمُرَكَّب al-murakkab	مُرَكَّبَة murakkaba	الْمُرَكَّبَة al-murakkaba
Nominative	مُرَكَّبٌ murakkabun	الْمُرَكَّبُ al-murakkabu	مُرَكَّبَةٌ murakkabatun	الْمُرَكَّبَةُ al-murakkabatu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبًا murakkaban	الْمُرَكَّبَ al-murakkaba	مُرَكَّبَةً murakkabatan	الْمُرَكَّبَةَ al-murakkabata
Genitive	مُرَكَّبٍ murakkabin	الْمُرَكَّبِ al-murakkabi	مُرَكَّبَةٍ murakkabatin	الْمُرَكَّبَةِ al-murakkabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَكَّبَيْن murakkabayn	الْمُرَكَّبَيْن al-murakkabayn	مُرَكَّبَتَيْن murakkabatayn	الْمُرَكَّبَتَيْن al-murakkabatayn
Nominative	مُرَكَّبَانِ murakkabāni	الْمُرَكَّبَانِ al-murakkabāni	مُرَكَّبَتَانِ murakkabatāni	الْمُرَكَّبَتَانِ al-murakkabatāni
Accusative	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ murakkabatayni	الْمُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ al-murakkabatayni
Genitive	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ murakkabatayni	الْمُرَكَّبَتَيْنِ al-murakkabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَكَّبِين murakkabīn	الْمُرَكَّبِين al-murakkabīn	مُرَكَّبَات murakkabāt	الْمُرَكَّبَات al-murakkabāt
Nominative	مُرَكَّبُونَ murakkabūna	الْمُرَكَّبُونَ al-murakkabūna	مُرَكَّبَاتٌ murakkabātun	الْمُرَكَّبَاتُ al-murakkabātu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبِينَ murakkabīna	الْمُرَكَّبِينَ al-murakkabīna	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ al-murakkabāti
Genitive	مُرَكَّبِينَ murakkabīna	الْمُرَكَّبِينَ al-murakkabīna	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ al-murakkabāti

Derived terms

• جَهْل مُرَكَّب m (jahl murakkab, noun)
• كَسْر مُرَكَّب m (kasr murakkab, “compound fraction”, noun)

Noun

مُرَكَّب • (murakkab) m (plural مُرَكَّبَات (murakkabāt))

1. (chemistry) compound

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَكَّب (murakkab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَكَّب murakkab	الْمُرَكَّب al-murakkab	مُرَكَّب murakkab
Nominative	مُرَكَّبٌ murakkabun	الْمُرَكَّبُ al-murakkabu	مُرَكَّبُ murakkabu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبًا murakkaban	الْمُرَكَّبَ al-murakkaba	مُرَكَّبَ murakkaba
Genitive	مُرَكَّبٍ murakkabin	الْمُرَكَّبِ al-murakkabi	مُرَكَّبِ murakkabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَكَّبَيْن murakkabayn	الْمُرَكَّبَيْن al-murakkabayn	مُرَكَّبَيْ murakkabay
Nominative	مُرَكَّبَانِ murakkabāni	الْمُرَكَّبَانِ al-murakkabāni	مُرَكَّبَا murakkabā
Accusative	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَيْ murakkabay
Genitive	مُرَكَّبَيْنِ murakkabayni	الْمُرَكَّبَيْنِ al-murakkabayni	مُرَكَّبَيْ murakkabay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَكَّبَات murakkabāt	الْمُرَكَّبَات al-murakkabāt	مُرَكَّبَات murakkabāt
Nominative	مُرَكَّبَاتٌ murakkabātun	الْمُرَكَّبَاتُ al-murakkabātu	مُرَكَّبَاتُ murakkabātu
Accusative	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ al-murakkabāti	مُرَكَّبَاتِ murakkabāti
Genitive	مُرَكَّبَاتٍ murakkabātin	الْمُرَكَّبَاتِ al-murakkabāti	مُرَكَّبَاتِ murakkabāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mürəkkəb
• → Ottoman Turkish: مركب (mürekkeb)
  • Turkish: mürekkep
  • → Albanian: myreqep, mireqep, mereçep
  • → Armenian: միւրէկկէպ (miwrēkkēp), մուրա̈քք^յա̈բ (muräkʻkʻ^yäb), միրէքէպ (mirēkʻēp), միւրէքէպ (miwrēkʻēp)
  • → Bulgarian: мурекеп (murekep) (obsolete)
  • → Crimean Tatar: mürekep, merekep
  • → Serbo-Croatian: (archaic)

    Cyrillic script: мурѐћеп, мурѝћеп, мурѝкеп, мурѐћеф

    Latin script: murèćep, murìćep, murìkep, murèćef

• → Persian: مرکب (murakkab, “ink”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ركب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1145
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ركب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 413