مراکش

See also: مراكش

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed 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)