مراكش

See also: مراکش

Arabic

Alternative forms

• مَرُّوكُش (marrūkuš) — obsolete

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from a Zenaga, or a Zenaga-like form related to Tashelhit rks (“to be hidden, to hide”).

The popular etymology from ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”) likely reflects folk etymology, since neither ⴰⵎⵓⵔ (amur) nor ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (akuc) are attested in Berber languages of the area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mur.raː.kuʃ/, /mar.raː.kuʃ/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /mar.raː.kiʃ/, /mar.raː.kuʃ/

Proper noun

مُرَّاكُش or مَرَّاكُش • (murrākuš or marrākuš) f

1. Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)
2. (historical) Morocco (a country in North Africa)

   Synonym: الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš)‎; مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	مُرَّاكُش‎; مَرَّاكُش murrākuš‎; marrākuš	—
nominative	—	مُرَّاكُشُ‎; مَرَّاكُشُ murrākušu‎; marrākušu	—
accusative	—	مُرَّاكُشَ‎; مَرَّاكُشَ murrākuša‎; marrākuša	—
genitive	—	مُرَّاكُشَ‎; مَرَّاكُشَ murrākuša‎; marrākuša	—

Derived terms

• مُرَّاكُشِيّ (murrākušiyy)

Descendants

• →⇒ Classical Persian: مَرَاکِش (marākiš)
  • → Azerbaijani: Mərakeş
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मराकिश (marākiś)

    Urdu: مَراکِش (marākiś)

  • → Punjabi: ਮਰਾਕਿਸ਼ / مَراکَش (marākiś)
• → Kabyle: Meṛṛakec
• → Old Catalan: Marrocs, Marochs, Marroches, Marrochos
  • Catalan: Marroc
• → Old Galician-Portuguese: Marrocos
  • Galician: Marrocos
  • Portuguese: Marrocos
• → Old Spanish: Marruecos
  • Spanish: Marruecos
    • → Central Huasteca Nahuatl: Marruecos
    • → Central Nahuatl: Marruecos
    • → Paraguayan Guarani: Marruéko
    • → Tagalog: Marwekos
    • → Western Huasteca Nahuatl: Marruecos
• → Tashelhit: Mṛṛakc

References

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