مركز

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر ك ز (r k z)
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Noun of place from the verb رَكَزَ (rakaza, to plant (a flag) in the ground, to settle quietly and remain).

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Noun

مَرْكَز or مَرْكِز (markaz or markizm (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

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz, center, midst).

Noun

مركز (merkez) (plural مراكز (merakez))

  1. center, midst, the point that is equidistant from all points on the circumference
    Synonym: اورتا (orta)
  2. (by extension) chief town or city of a region, capital, administrative center

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