Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Noun of place from the verb رَكِبَ (rakiba), from the root ر ك ب (r-k-b). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇâ, charriot, carriage).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مَرْكَبَة (markabaf (plural مَرْكَبَات (markabāt))

  1. vehicle, carriage

Declension edit