مرحلة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ح ل (r-ḥ-l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.ħa.la/

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Noun

مَرْحَلَة • (marḥala) f (plural مَرَاحِل (marāḥil))

1. phase, stage
2. (sports) round
3. (video games) a stage, a level
4. (obsolete, Ancient Arabia) a linear measure – 46.080 km
5. (obsolete, Saudi-Arabia until 1964) a linear measure, 8 فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ) – 19.320 km

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْحَلَة (marḥala)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْحَلَة marḥala	الْمَرْحَلَة al-marḥala	مَرْحَلَة marḥalat
Nominative	مَرْحَلَةٌ marḥalatun	الْمَرْحَلَةُ al-marḥalatu	مَرْحَلَةُ marḥalatu
Accusative	مَرْحَلَةً marḥalatan	الْمَرْحَلَةَ al-marḥalata	مَرْحَلَةَ marḥalata
Genitive	مَرْحَلَةٍ marḥalatin	الْمَرْحَلَةِ al-marḥalati	مَرْحَلَةِ marḥalati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْحَلَتَيْن marḥalatayn	الْمَرْحَلَتَيْن al-marḥalatayn	مَرْحَلَتَيْ marḥalatay
Nominative	مَرْحَلَتَانِ marḥalatāni	الْمَرْحَلَتَانِ al-marḥalatāni	مَرْحَلَتَا marḥalatā
Accusative	مَرْحَلَتَيْنِ marḥalatayni	الْمَرْحَلَتَيْنِ al-marḥalatayni	مَرْحَلَتَيْ marḥalatay
Genitive	مَرْحَلَتَيْنِ marḥalatayni	الْمَرْحَلَتَيْنِ al-marḥalatayni	مَرْحَلَتَيْ marḥalatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَاحِل marāḥil	الْمَرَاحِل al-marāḥil	مَرَاحِل marāḥil
Nominative	مَرَاحِلُ marāḥilu	الْمَرَاحِلُ al-marāḥilu	مَرَاحِلُ marāḥilu
Accusative	مَرَاحِلَ marāḥila	الْمَرَاحِلَ al-marāḥila	مَرَاحِلَ marāḥila
Genitive	مَرَاحِلَ marāḥila	الْمَرَاحِلِ al-marāḥili	مَرَاحِلِ marāḥili

Descendants

• → Persian: مرحله (marhale)

References

• Cardarelli, François (2003) Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins, London: Springer, →ISBN, pages 135, 436
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مرحلة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 517