Arabic edit

Root
ر ع ي (r-ʕ-y)

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun of place from the verb رَعَى (raʕā).

Noun edit

مَرْعًى (marʕanm (plural مَرَاعٍ (marāʕin))

  1. grassland, pasture
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

مَرْعًى (marʕanm

  1. verbal noun of رَعَى (raʕā) (form I)
Declension edit

Further reading edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رعي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN