مراکش

See also: مراكش

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُرّاكُش (murrākuš), from Berber. See Morocco for more. In Persian, the word came to be read and pronounced like an Arabic broken plural form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.ɾɑː.kiʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾɑː.kʰɪʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾɑː.kʰɪʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾɑː.kʰɪʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾɔː.kʰiʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.ɹɒː.kʰʲeʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɾɔ.kʰäʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	marākiš
Dari reading?	marākiš
Iranian reading?	marâkeš
Tajik reading?	marokaš

Proper noun

Dari	مراکش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Марокаш

مراکش • (marâkeš)

1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

   Synonym: مغرب (mağreb)

Derived terms

• مراکشی (marâkeši)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مراکش (marākiš), from Arabic مُرّاكُش (murrākuš), ultimately from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”).

Proper noun

مَراکَش • (marākaś) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਰਾਕਿਸ਼)

1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)
2. Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مراکش (marākiš), from Arabic مُرّاكُش (murrākuš), ultimately from Berber.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.ɾɑː.kɪʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Proper noun

مَراکِش • (marākiś) m (Hindi spelling मराकिश)

1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)
2. Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)