Marrakech

English

Alternative forms

• Marrakesh

Etymology

From French Marrakech, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš), from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”). Doublet of Morocco.

Proper noun

Marrakech

1. The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, in central Morocco.

Related terms

• maroquin
• Morocco

Translations

city in Morocco

• Arabic: مَرَّاكُش (ar) m (marrākuš)
• Basque: Marrakex
• Catalan: Marràqueix (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬拉喀什／马拉喀什 (zh) (Mǎlākāshí), 马拉喀什 (zh) (Mǎlākèshí), 摩洛哥城 (Móluògē-chéng)

• Czech: Marrákeš m
• Dutch: Marrakesh
• Esperanto: Marakeŝo
• French: Marrakech (fr) m
• German: Marrakesch (de)
• Greek: Μαρακές (Marakés)
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• Hebrew: מרקש
• Hindi: मार्राकेश (mārrākeś)
• Hungarian: Marrákes (hu)
• Italian: Marrakech (it) m
• Japanese: マラケシュ (Marakeshu)
• Persian: مراکش (fa) (marâkeš), شهر مراکش (šahr marâkeš)
• Polish: Marrakesz (pl)
• Portuguese: Marrakech (pt) f, Marrakesh (pt) f
• Russian: Марраке́ш (ru) m (Marrakéš)
• Spanish: Marrakech m
• Urdu: مراکش m (marākiś)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁa.kɛʃ/

Proper noun

Marrakech m

1. Marrakesh, Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, in central Morocco)

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Italian

Alternative forms

• Marrakesh

Proper noun

Marrakech ?

1. Marrakesh, Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, in central Morocco)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Marrakesh, Marraquexe
• Marraquech (uncommon)
• Marraquesh (uncommon)
• Marrakeche (rare)
• Marraqueche

Proper noun

Marrakech m or f

1. Marrakesh, Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, in central Morocco)

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• Marraquech

Etymology

From Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš), from Proto-Berber Murt n Akush (“Land of God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maraˈket͡ʃ/ [ma.raˈket͡ʃ]

• IPA^(key): /maraˈkeʃ/ [ma.raˈkeʃ]

Proper noun

Marrakech m or f

1. Marrakesh, Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, in central Morocco)

Related terms

• marrakechí