مركب

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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

Noun

مَرْكَب (markabm (plural مَرَاكِب (marākib))

  1. anything upon which one rides
    1. ship, boat, vessel
    2. saddle
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  • Maltese: mirkeb
  • Afar: márkab
  • Azerbaijani: mərkəb (saddle-beast, donkey)
  • Swahili: merikebu (steamship)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مركب (merkeb, saddle-beast, donkey)

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of رَكَّبَ (rakkaba).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُرَكَّب (murakkab)

  1. compound, composed of multiple parts
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Noun

مُرَكَّب (murakkabm (plural مُرَكَّبَات (murakkabāt))

  1. (chemistry) compound
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Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ك ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مُرَكَّبْ (murakkab).

Pronunciation

Noun

مركب (murakkabm (plural مُرَكَّبات (murakkabāt))

  1. (obsolete) kitchen
  2. (chemistry) compound

Adjective

مركب (murakkab) (feminine مُرَكَّبة (murakkaba), common plural مُرَكَّبين (murakkabīn))

  1. assembled
  2. compound, composed of multiple part

Ottoman Turkish

مركب

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَكَّب (murakkab, compound), passive participle of رَكَّبَ (rakkaba, to assemble, to compose, to combine).

Adjective

مركب (mürekkeb)

  1. composite, compound, composed of multiple parts

Noun

مركب (mürekkeb) (plural مركبات (mürekkebat))

  1. compound, a substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements
  2. ink, a colorant-based solution used to color or dye a surface together with a quill
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَب (markab, ship, boat; saddle), a noun of place from the verb رَكِبَ (rakiba, to ride).

Noun

مركب (merkeb)

  1. (originally) anything mounted or ridden for travel, like a ship, boat, or vessel
  2. (currently) ass, donkey, any domestic animal of the species Equus asinus asinus
    Synonyms: اشك (eşek), حمار (himar), خر (har)
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