مرش

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of scratching or lightly scraping, often with fingernails or thorns, and by extension, causing minor abrasions or marks. It also extends to meanings related to water flow on land and the act of gathering or earning.

Derived headwords

المَرشnoun

1.
scratching with fingernailsboth
A light scratch or abrasion, often made with the tips of fingernails.
2.
thorn scratchboth
A scratch or mark caused by thorns or branches.
3.
water runoffclassical
An area of land where water flows after rain, especially if it doesn't form deep channels.
4.
base of a mountainclassical
The lower part or foot of a mountain from which water seeps.

مَرِشَverb

1.
to scratch lightlyboth
To scratch or scrape lightly, especially with fingernails or thorns.
2.
to flow (water)classical
Said of water when it flows or seeps across the surface of the land.

يُمَرِّشُverb

1.
to scratch lightlyboth
He scratches or scrapes lightly, especially with fingernails or thorns.
2.
to flow (water)classical
Water flows or seeps across the surface of the land.

مَرْشًاnoun

1.
light scratchingboth
The act of scratching or scraping lightly with fingernails.
2.
water flowclassical
The flowing or seeping of water on land.

المَروشnoun

1.
scratchesboth
Scratches or light abrasions.

الخُروشnoun

1.
severe scratchesclassical
More severe scratches than 'marsh'.

خَرِشَverb

1.
to scratch severelyclassical
To scratch severely.

الخُدوشnoun

1.
scratchesboth
Scratches or abrasions.

خَدَشَverb

1.
to scratchboth
To scratch or make a slight cut on a surface.

الأمْراشnoun

1.
water channelsclassical
Channels or pathways where water flows on the surface of the land.
2.
water flow areasclassical
Areas of land characterized by water flow, both with and without water present.

الأمْراسnoun

1.
mountain basesclassical
The lower parts or foothills of mountains where water seeps.

المَراشةnoun

1.
small scratchclassical
A small scratch or minor injury.

المَراطةnoun

1.
small scratchclassical
A small scratch or minor injury.

امْتَرَشَverb

1.
to gatherboth
To gather or collect things, often piece by piece.
2.
to earnboth
To earn a living or acquire possessions.
3.
to snatchclassical
To snatch or steal something.

يَمْتَرِشُverb

1.
to gatherboth
He gathers or collects things.
2.
to earnboth
He earns a living or acquires possessions.
3.
to snatchclassical
He snatches or steals something.

الأمْرَشadjective

1.
full of evilclassical
A man characterized by much evil or mischief.

الأرْمَشadjective

1.
well-formedclassical
A person of good physical build or appearance.

الأمْشَرadjective

1.
energeticclassical
A person who is active and energetic.

الأرْشَمadjective

1.
greedyclassical
A person who is greedy or desirous.

المُراشnoun

1.
earnerclassical
A person who earns a living or acquires wealth.

المُرْدَقُوشnoun

1.
marjoramboth
A type of herb, identified as marjoram.
2.
saffronclassical
A spice, identified as saffron.

المَرْزَنْجُوشnoun

1.
marjoramboth
A plant, identified as marjoram.

Parallel reading

شبه القرص من الجلد بأطراف الأظافير.

Like a disk of skin with the tips of fingernails.

ويقال: قد ألطف مرشا وخرشا، والخرش أشده.

And it is said: 'He inflicted a light scratch and a severe scratch, and the severe scratch is worse.'

أصابه مرش، وهي المروش والخروش والخدوش.

A scratch afflicted him, and they are the scratches, the severe scratches, and the abrasions.

فعدلت به ناقته إلى شجرات فمرشن ظهره أي خدشته أغصانها وأثرت في ظهره وأصل المرش الحك بأطراف الأظفار.

So his she-camel veered with him towards some trees, and their branches scratched his back, meaning they left marks on his back, and the origin of 'marsh' is scratching with the tips of fingernails.

المرش شق الجلد بأطراف الأظافير، قال: وهو أضعف من الخدش.

Al-marsh is a split in the skin with the tips of fingernails, and it is weaker than a scratch.

إذا حك أحدكم فرجه وهو في الصلاة فليمرشه من وراء الثوب.

If one of you scratches his private part while in prayer, he should rub it from behind the garment.

مرش الماء يمرش: سال.

Water 'marasha' (flowed): it flowed.

والمرش: أرض إذا وقع عليها المطر رأيتها كلها تسيل.

And 'al-marsh' is land that, when rain falls on it, you see it all flowing.

والجمع أمراش.

And the plural is 'amraash'.

والأمراش: مسايل لا تجرح الأرض ولا تخد فيها تجيء من أرض مستوية تتبع ما توطأ من الأرض في غير خد.

And 'al-amraash' are channels that do not wound the land or cut into it; they come from level ground, following what has been trodden on the earth without a trench.

والجمع أمراس وأمراش.

And the plural is 'amraas' and 'amraash'.

ورأيت مرشا من السيل وهو الماء الذي يجرح وجه الأرض جرحا يسيرا.

And I saw a 'marsh' of floodwater, which is water that lightly wounds the surface of the earth.

عند فلان مراشة ومراطة أي حق صغير.

So-and-so has a 'maraashah' and a 'maraatah', meaning a small scratch.

تناوله بأطراف أصابعه شبيها بالقرص.

He took it with his fingertips, resembling a pinch.

وامترش الشيء: جمعه.

And he 'imtarasha' the thing: he gathered it.

والإنسان يمترش الشيء بعد الشيء من هاهنا أي يجمعه ويكسبه.

And a person 'yamtarish' one thing after another from here, meaning he gathers it and earns it.

وامترشت الشيء إذا اختلسته.

And you 'imtarashta' the thing if you snatched it.

الأمرش الرجل الكثير الشر؛ يقال: مرشه إذا آذاه.

'Al-amrsh' is the man of much evil; it is said: 'He 'marashahu' him if he harmed him.'

الامتراش: الانتزاع، يقال: امترشت الشيء من يده انتزعته.

'Al-imtiraash' is snatching; it is said: 'I 'imtarashtu' the thing from his hand, meaning I snatched it.'

ويقال: هو يمترش لعياله أي يكتسب ويقترف.

And it is said: 'He 'yamtarish' for his family', meaning he earns and acquires.

ورجل مراش: كساب.

And a man 'maraash' is an earner.

المردقوش: المرزنجوش.

Al-murdqush: Al-marzanjoosh.

يعلون بالمردقوش الورد، ضاحية، ... على سعابيب ماء الضالة اللجن

They adorn with 'al-murdqush' the roses, in the morning... upon the streams of muddy water.

المردقوش معرب معناه اللين الأذن.

Al-murdqush is a loanword, its meaning is 'soft-eared'.

المرزنجوش: نبت وزنه فعللول بوزن عضرفوط، والمرزنجوش لغة فيه.

Al-marzanjoosh: A plant, its pattern is 'fa'l'ool' like 'dharfoor', and 'al-marzanjoosh' is a variant pronunciation.