ܡܪܟܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܪܟܫ

ܐܬܐ ܕܡܪܟܫ

Etymology

From Persian مراکش (marâkeš), from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [marrɑːkɪʃ.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ma.rɑːt͡ʃɪʃ.]

Proper noun

ܡܲܪܵܟܸܫ • (marrākiš) f

1. Morocco (a country in northwestern Africa; official name: Kingdom of Morocco)
2. Marrakech (the capital city of the region of Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܵܟܸܫܵܝܵܐ (marrākiššāyā, “Moroccan”)