مرتاح

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِرْتَاحَ (irtāḥa, “to rest, to be pleased, to be satisfied”), from the root ر و ح (r-w-ḥ); compare رَاحَة (rāḥa, “rest, comfort”).

Adjective

مُرْتَاح • (murtāḥ) (feminine مُرْتَاحَة (murtāḥa), masculine plural مُرْتَاحُونَ (murtāḥūna), feminine plural مُرْتَاحَات (murtāḥāt))

1. comfortable (of a person)
2. calm, relaxed
3. resting
4. pleased
5. satisfied

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرْتَاح (murtāḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرْتَاح murtāḥ	الْمُرْتَاح al-murtāḥ	مُرْتَاحَة murtāḥa	الْمُرْتَاحَة al-murtāḥa
Nominative	مُرْتَاحٌ murtāḥun	الْمُرْتَاحُ al-murtāḥu	مُرْتَاحَةٌ murtāḥatun	الْمُرْتَاحَةُ al-murtāḥatu
Accusative	مُرْتَاحًا murtāḥan	الْمُرْتَاحَ al-murtāḥa	مُرْتَاحَةً murtāḥatan	الْمُرْتَاحَةَ al-murtāḥata
Genitive	مُرْتَاحٍ murtāḥin	الْمُرْتَاحِ al-murtāḥi	مُرْتَاحَةٍ murtāḥatin	الْمُرْتَاحَةِ al-murtāḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرْتَاحَيْن murtāḥayn	الْمُرْتَاحَيْن al-murtāḥayn	مُرْتَاحَتَيْن murtāḥatayn	الْمُرْتَاحَتَيْن al-murtāḥatayn
Nominative	مُرْتَاحَانِ murtāḥāni	الْمُرْتَاحَانِ al-murtāḥāni	مُرْتَاحَتَانِ murtāḥatāni	الْمُرْتَاحَتَانِ al-murtāḥatāni
Accusative	مُرْتَاحَيْنِ murtāḥayni	الْمُرْتَاحَيْنِ al-murtāḥayni	مُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ murtāḥatayni	الْمُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ al-murtāḥatayni
Genitive	مُرْتَاحَيْنِ murtāḥayni	الْمُرْتَاحَيْنِ al-murtāḥayni	مُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ murtāḥatayni	الْمُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ al-murtāḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرْتَاحِين murtāḥīn	الْمُرْتَاحِين al-murtāḥīn	مُرْتَاحَات murtāḥāt	الْمُرْتَاحَات al-murtāḥāt
Nominative	مُرْتَاحُونَ murtāḥūna	الْمُرْتَاحُونَ al-murtāḥūna	مُرْتَاحَاتٌ murtāḥātun	الْمُرْتَاحَاتُ al-murtāḥātu
Accusative	مُرْتَاحِينَ murtāḥīna	الْمُرْتَاحِينَ al-murtāḥīna	مُرْتَاحَاتٍ murtāḥātin	الْمُرْتَاحَاتِ al-murtāḥāti
Genitive	مُرْتَاحِينَ murtāḥīna	الْمُرْتَاحِينَ al-murtāḥīna	مُرْتَاحَاتٍ murtāḥātin	الْمُرْتَاحَاتِ al-murtāḥāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “روح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر و ح
16 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُرْتَاح (murtāḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mir.taːħ/, [mɪrˈtæːħ]

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Adjective

مرتاح • (mirtāḥ) (feminine مرتاحة (mirtāḥa), common plural مرتاحين (mirtāḥīn))

1. relaxed, at rest, calm, relieved, reassured