مرکزی

See also: مركزي and مرڪزي

Azerbaijani

Adjective

مرکزی

1. Arabic spelling of mərkəzi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَزِيّ (markaziyy). By surface analysis, مرکز (markaz, “center”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maɾ.ka.ˈziː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰä.zíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰä.zíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰä.zíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰä.zí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.kʰʲæ.zíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰä.zí]

Readings
Classical reading?	markazī
Dari reading?	markazī
Iranian reading?	markazi
Tajik reading?	markazi

Adjective

Dari	مرکزی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	марказӣ

مرکزی • (markazi)

1. central (of or pertaining to the centre)

Derived terms

• آسیای مرکزی (âsiyâ-ye markazi)
• آمریکای مرکزی (âmrikâ-ye markazi)
• اروپای مرکزی (orupâ-ye markazi)
• استان مرکزی (ostân-e markazi)
• بانک مرکزی (bânk-e markazi)
• جمهوری آفریقای مرکزی (jomhuri-ye âfriqâ-ye markazi)
• دفتر مرکزی (daftar-e markazi)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَزِيّ (markaziyy). By surface analysis, مَرْکَز (markaz, “center”) +‎ ـِی (-ī).

Adjective

مَرْکَزِی • (markazī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਰਕਜ਼ੀ)

1. central

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَزِيّ (markaziyy). By surface analysis, مرکز (markaz, “center”) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məɾ.kə.ziː/

Adjective

مَرْکَزِی • (markazī) (Hindi spelling मरकज़ी)

1. central

Further reading

• “مرکزی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.