Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَرْكَزْ (markaz).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mer‧kez

Noun

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merkez

  1. center

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish مركز, from Arabic مَرْكَزْ (markaz). The original meaning was a place where something (spear, flag pole) was stuck into the ground.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mærkez]
  • Hyphenation: mer‧kez

Noun

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merkez (definite accusative merkezi, plural merkezler)

  1. center (point on a line midway between the ends)
  2. headquarters

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative merkez
Definite accusative merkezi
Singular Plural
Nominative merkez merkezler
Definite accusative merkezi merkezleri
Dative merkeze merkezlere
Locative merkezde merkezlerde
Ablative merkezden merkezlerden
Genitive merkezin merkezlerin

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Turkmen

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

Noun

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merkez (definite accusative merkezi, plural merkezler)

  1. center

Declension

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Derived terms

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