مستراح

Arabic

Root
ر و ح (r w ḥ)
26 terms

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb اِسْتَرَاحَ (istarāḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.ta.raːħ/

Noun

مُسْتَرَاح • (mustarāḥ) m

1. a place of comfort
2. toilet, WC

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْتَرَاح (mustarāḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُسْتَرَاح mustarāḥ	الْمُسْتَرَاح al-mustarāḥ	مُسْتَرَاح mustarāḥ
nominative	مُسْتَرَاحٌ mustarāḥun	الْمُسْتَرَاحُ al-mustarāḥu	مُسْتَرَاحُ mustarāḥu
accusative	مُسْتَرَاحًا mustarāḥan	الْمُسْتَرَاحَ al-mustarāḥa	مُسْتَرَاحَ mustarāḥa
genitive	مُسْتَرَاحٍ mustarāḥin	الْمُسْتَرَاحِ al-mustarāḥi	مُسْتَرَاحِ mustarāḥi

Descendants

• → Persian: مستراح
  • → Urdu: مستراح
• → Ottoman Turkish: مستراح (müsterah)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَرَاح (mustarāḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mus.ta.ˈraːh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊs.t̪ʰä.ɾɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊs.t̪ʰä.ɾɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊs.t̪ʰä.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mus.t̪ʰä.ɾɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mos.t̪ʰæ.ɹɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mus.t̪ʰä.ɾɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mustarāh
Dari reading?	mustarāh
Iranian reading?	mostarâh
Tajik reading?	mustaroh

Noun

مستراح • (mustarāh / mostarâh) (Tajik spelling мустароҳ)

1. (dated) toilet, lavatory

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “مستراح”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مُسْتَرَاح (mustarāḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊs.t̪ə.ɾɑːɦ/

Noun

مُسْتَراح • (mustarāh) m (Hindi spelling मुस्तराह)

1. restroom, toilet, lavatory
2. a place of rest and repose, lounge