Arabic for centre

markaz
ﻣَﺮﻛَﺰ
centre – masculine singular

ﻣَﺮﻛَﺰ is an Arabic word. The meaning is centre. You pronounce it markaz.

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The Arabic word word for centre can also be conjugated:

maraakiz
ﻣَﺮَﺍﻛِﺰ
centre – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word centre

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Important letters:
The root of the word centre consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, kaf that is written and pronounced k and zayn that is written and pronounced z. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word centre letter by letter

ﻣَﺮﻛَﺰ
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
ﻛـ
ـﺰ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
ﻛـ
ـﺰ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺮ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺰ
 
mim
m
ra
r
kaf
k
zayn
z
 
 
The Arabic word for centre consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺮﻛَﺰ and pronounced markaz.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for centre

maf3al becomes markaz

We have seen that the Arabic word for centre is written ﻣَﺮﻛَﺰ and pronounced markaz. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are r, k and z, the word becomes markaz.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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