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مَرْكَز

place where the flag is planted in the ground

NounRoot ر-ك-ز

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Plural
مَرَاكِز

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form II
to fix firmly
Adjective
central
Noun
concentration
Verb · Form I
رَكَزَ
to plant into the ground
Noun
رِكْز
low sound

مَرْكَز in English

Noun

  1. 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. epicenter
  9. position, status
    الشَّاعِرُ لَهُ مَرْكَزٌ مَرْمُوقٌ فِي الْمُجْتَمَعِ الْعَرَبِيِّ.The poet has a prestigious position in Arab society.

Word origin

Noun of place from the verb رَكَزَ (rakaza, “to plant (a flag) in the ground, to settle quietly and remain”).

Words from the root ر-ك-ز

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رَكَزَ · present يَرْكِزُ

to plant into the ground, to embed

رَكْز
Verbal noun
رَاكِز
Active participle
مَرْكُوز
Passive participle
Derived noun
place where the flag is planted in the ground
Derived noun · Adjective
central
رَكَّزَ · present يُرَكِّزُ

to fix firmly, to stick with intensity; to concentrate, to focus

Verbal noun
concentration
مُرَكِّز
Active participle
مُرَكَّز
Passive participle
اِرْتَكَزَ · present يَرْتَكِزُ

to lean , be founded on

اِرْتِكَاز
Verbal noun
مُرْتَكِز
Active participle
مُرْتَكَز
Passive participle
رِكْز
Noun · m.
low sound
رِكَاز
Noun · m.
ore
رَكِيزَة
Noun · f.
carrying pole

مَرْكَز: plural and other forms

Singularمَرْكَز
Pluralمَرَاكِز

مَرْكَز in a sentence

Dictionary examples

position

الشَّاعِرُ لَهُ مَرْكَزٌ مَرْمُوقٌ فِي الْمُجْتَمَعِ الْعَرَبِيِّ.The poet has a prestigious position in Arab society.

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