مرکز

See also: مركز

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɾ.kʰǽz]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mäɾ.kʰǽz]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mäɾ.kʰǽz]

Readings
Classical reading? markaz
Dari reading? markaz
Iranian reading? markaz
Tajik reading? markaz

Noun
Dari مرکز
Iranian Persian
Tajik марказ

مرکز • (markaz)

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

Descendants
  • → Hindustani: markaz
    Hindi: मरकज़
    Urdu: مَرْکَز (markaz)
  • → Punjabi: markaz
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਰਕਜ਼
    Shahmukhi script: مَرْکَز
  • → Sindhi:
    Arabic script: مَرْڪَزُ
    Devanagari script: मर्कज़ु

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məɾ.kəz/
  • Rhymes: -əz
  • Hyphenation: مَر‧کَز

Noun

مَرْکَز • (markaz) m (formal 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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “مرکز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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