مرش

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م ر ش (m-r-š). Compare Hebrew מֶרֶץ (“energy, vim”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaraʃa/

Verb

1. to scratch with the fingernails
2. to grind with the fingertips
3. to eat, swallow greedily

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مرش”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marʃ/

Noun

مَرْش • (marš) m

1. verbal noun of مَرَشَ (maraša) (form I)
2. scratching with the fingernails
3. grinding with the fingertips
4. swallowing greedily
5. the ground after a flow of water that does not make grooves in it

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْش (marš)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْش marš	الْمَرْش al-marš	مَرْش marš
Nominative	مَرْشٌ maršun	الْمَرْشُ al-maršu	مَرْشُ maršu
Accusative	مَرْشًا maršan	الْمَرْشَ al-marša	مَرْشَ marša
Genitive	مَرْشٍ maršin	الْمَرْشِ al-marši	مَرْشِ marši

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Libyan Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /murəʃ/

Noun

مُرش (transliteration needed) m

1. glass, a substance made of silica