مرشح

Arabic

Etymology

Passive participle of the verb رَشَّحَ (raššaḥa, “to nominate”). From the root ر ش ح (r-š-ḥ).

Noun

مُرَشَّح • (muraššaḥ) m (plural مُرَشَّحُون (muraššaḥūn))

1. candidate (in an election), nominee

   هُوَ ٱلْمُرَشَّحُ ٱلْخَاسِرُ فِي ٱلِٱنْتِخَابَاتِ ٱلرِّئَاسِيَّةِ ٱلْإِيرَانِيَّةِ.

   huwa l-muraššaḥu l-ḵāsiru fī l-intiḵābāti r-riʔāsiyyati l-ʔīrāniyyati.

   He is the losing candidate in the Iranian presidential election.

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَشَّح (muraššaḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَشَّح muraššaḥ	الْمُرَشَّح al-muraššaḥ	مُرَشَّح muraššaḥ
Nominative	مُرَشَّحٌ muraššaḥun	الْمُرَشَّحُ al-muraššaḥu	مُرَشَّحُ muraššaḥu
Accusative	مُرَشَّحًا muraššaḥan	الْمُرَشَّحَ al-muraššaḥa	مُرَشَّحَ muraššaḥa
Genitive	مُرَشَّحٍ muraššaḥin	الْمُرَشَّحِ al-muraššaḥi	مُرَشَّحِ muraššaḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَشَّحَيْن muraššaḥayn	الْمُرَشَّحَيْن al-muraššaḥayn	مُرَشَّحَيْ muraššaḥay
Nominative	مُرَشَّحَانِ muraššaḥāni	الْمُرَشَّحَانِ al-muraššaḥāni	مُرَشَّحَا muraššaḥā
Accusative	مُرَشَّحَيْنِ muraššaḥayni	الْمُرَشَّحَيْنِ al-muraššaḥayni	مُرَشَّحَيْ muraššaḥay
Genitive	مُرَشَّحَيْنِ muraššaḥayni	الْمُرَشَّحَيْنِ al-muraššaḥayni	مُرَشَّحَيْ muraššaḥay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَشَّحِين muraššaḥīn	الْمُرَشَّحِين al-muraššaḥīn	مُرَشَّحِي muraššaḥī
Nominative	مُرَشَّحُونَ muraššaḥūna	الْمُرَشَّحُونَ al-muraššaḥūna	مُرَشَّحُو muraššaḥū
Accusative	مُرَشَّحِينَ muraššaḥīna	الْمُرَشَّحِينَ al-muraššaḥīna	مُرَشَّحِي muraššaḥī
Genitive	مُرَشَّحِينَ muraššaḥīna	الْمُرَشَّحِينَ al-muraššaḥīna	مُرَشَّحِي muraššaḥī

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ش ح
2 terms

Etymology 1

Equivalent to the active participle of رشّح (raššaḥ, “to catch a cold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mraʃ.ʃiħ/, [ˈmraʃ.ʃɪħ]

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Adjective

مرشّح • (mraššeḥ) (feminine مرشحة (mraššḥa), common plural مرشحين (mraššḥīn))

1. having a cold, having a chill

Etymology 2

Equivalent to the passive participle of رشّح (raššaḥ, “to nominate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mraʃ.ʃaħ/, [ˈmraʃ.ʃaħ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

مرشّح • (mraššaḥ) m (plural مرشّحين (muraššḥīn), feminine مرشّحة (mraššḥa))

1. candidate, nominee (in an election)