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

Vocalised Persian: مَراکِش

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maɾɑːkiʃ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /maɾɑːkɪʃ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mæɾɒːkeʃ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /maɾɔkaʃ/

Proper noun

Iranian Persian	مراکش
Dari	مراکش
Tajik	Марокаш (Marokaš)

مراکش • (marâkeš)

Morocco (a country in Africa)
Synonym: مغرب‎ (mağreb)

Derived terms

مراکشی‎ (marâkeši)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (marâkeš), from Arabic مُرَّاكِش‎ (murrākiš), ultimately from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuš, literally “Land of God”).

Proper noun

مَراکَش • (marākaś) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਰਾਕਿਸ਼)

Morocco (a country in Africa)
Marrakech (a city in Morocco)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (marâkeš), from Arabic مُرَّاكِش‎ (murrākiš), ultimately from Berber.

Pronunciation

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

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /mə.ɾɑː.kɪʃ/
Audio (PK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Proper noun

مَراکِش • (marākiś) m (Hindi spelling मराकिश)

Morocco (a country in Africa)
Marrakech (a city in Morocco)

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