مرکز

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Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

Noun

مرکز (markázm

  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

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

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Descendants

Urdu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

مَرْکَز (markazm (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 , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.