مردقوش

Arabic

مَرْدَقُوش

Alternative forms

مَرْدَدُوش (mardadūš), بَرْدَقُوش (bardaqūš)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܪܕܓܫ (mardaguš, “marjoram”), derived from Middle Persian [script needed] (mlcngwš /⁠marzangōš⁠/, “marjoram”), which itself was borrowed directly in the more classical form مَرْزَنْجُوش (marzanjūš), also as Middle Armenian մարզանգոշ (marzangoš). The first element [script needed] (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/) is easily identified as a generic term for any herb, compare Sanskrit मरुव (maruva, “marjoram”), a term which is actually witnessed by Arabic مَرْو (marw, “odoriferous plants herbs; Maerua; pebbles; flints; quartz”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mar.da.quːʃ/

Noun

مَرْدَقُوش • (mardaqūš) m

marjoram

Declension

Declension of noun **مَرْدَقُوش** (mardaqūš)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَرْدَقُوش mardaqūš	الْمَرْدَقُوش al-mardaqūš	مَرْدَقُوش mardaqūš
nominative	مَرْدَقُوشٌ mardaqūšun	الْمَرْدَقُوشُ al-mardaqūšu	مَرْدَقُوشُ mardaqūšu
accusative	مَرْدَقُوشًا mardaqūšan	الْمَرْدَقُوشَ al-mardaqūša	مَرْدَقُوشَ mardaqūša
genitive	مَرْدَقُوشٍ mardaqūšin	الْمَرْدَقُوشِ al-mardaqūši	مَرْدَقُوشِ mardaqūši

Descendants

Maltese: merdqux, merqtux (colloquial), meqtux (Xagħra), merqux (Xagħra)
Moroccan Arabic: مرددوش (mardaddūš), برددوش (bardaddūš)
→ Catalan: marduix, moraduix
→ Spanish: almoraduj, almoradux, almoraduz, almoradijo