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مرح

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of exuberance, playfulness, and excessive liveliness, often associated with youth, animals, or good fortune. It can also denote negative states like arrogance, weakness, or eye ailments, and has specific applications in agriculture and warfare.

Derived headwords

مَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be exuberantboth

    To be full of high spirits, playful, and lively, often to an excessive degree.

  2. 2.
    to be arrogantboth

    To behave with haughtiness and conceit.

  3. 3.
    to be weakclassical

    To be feeble or lacking strength.

  4. 4.
    to have a runny eyeclassical

    To suffer from excessive tearing or discharge from the eye.

مَرَحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    exuberanceboth

    A state of high spirits, playfulness, and excessive liveliness.

  2. 2.
    arroganceboth

    Haughtiness and conceit.

  3. 3.
    weaknessclassical

    Feeble condition or lack of strength.

  4. 4.
    eye ailmentclassical

    A condition of the eye characterized by excessive discharge or corruption.

مَرِحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    exuberantboth

    Full of high spirits, playful, and lively.

  2. 2.
    arrogantboth

    Haughty and conceited.

مُرِحٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    exuberantboth

    Full of high spirits, playful, and lively.

  2. 2.
    arrogantboth

    Haughty and conceited.

مِرِحٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    exuberantboth

    Full of high spirits, playful, and lively.

  2. 2.
    arrogantboth

    Haughty and conceited.

مُرِيحٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    exuberantboth

    Full of high spirits, playful, and lively.

  2. 2.
    arrogantboth

    Haughty and conceited.

مَرَحَىnoun
  1. 1.
    exuberanceboth

    A state of high spirits and liveliness.

  2. 2.
    place of warclassical

    A place or situation of intense conflict or battle.

مَرَاحِيnoun
  1. 1.
    exuberanceboth

    A state of high spirits and liveliness.

مَرِيحِينَnoun
  1. 1.
    exuberant onesboth

    Individuals characterized by excessive liveliness and high spirits.

مُمَرَّحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    well-fed (horse)classical

    A horse that is well-fed and vigorous, likely due to abundant pasture.

مِمْرَاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    vigorous (horse)classical

    A horse that is particularly strong and lively.

  2. 2.
    fertile (land)classical

    Land that is quick to grow vegetation.

  3. 3.
    tearful (eye)classical

    An eye that sheds abundant tears.

مُرَوَّحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    well-fed (horse)classical

    A horse that is well-fed and vigorous, likely due to abundant pasture.

  2. 2.
    well-balanced (bow)classical

    A bow whose arrows are shot with good form and trajectory.

المَرْحَانnoun
  1. 1.
    joyclassical

    Great happiness and delight.

  2. 2.
    weaknessclassical

    A state of feebleness or lack of strength.

  3. 3.
    eye dischargeclassical

    Severe tearing or corruption of the eye.

قوس مروحnoun
  1. 1.
    well-balanced bowclassical

    A bow whose arrows are shot with good form and trajectory, making observers admire it.

المِمْرَاحُ مِنَ الأَرْضِnoun
  1. 1.
    fertile landclassical

    Land that is characterized by rapid and abundant vegetation growth.

المِمْرَاحُ مِنَ العَيْنِnoun
  1. 1.
    tearful eyeclassical

    An eye that produces an excessive amount of tears.

مَرْحَى فِيparticle
  1. 1.
    in the place ofclassical

    Indicates location or context, often related to battle.

ناقة مرحىname
  1. 1.
    Marha (she-camel's name)classical

    The name of a she-camel belonging to the poet Abdullah bin Al-Zubair.

التَّمْرِيحُnoun
  1. 1.
    cleaning foodclassical

    The act of purifying food from chaff or debris using winnowing tools.

  2. 2.
    oiling leatherclassical

    The process of treating or conditioning leather with oil.

  3. 3.
    seasoning a waterskinclassical

    Filling a new waterskin with water to make it pliable and seal its pores.

  4. 4.
    entering battleclassical

    Figuratively entering a state of intense conflict or war.

مَرْحِيَّاparticle
  1. 1.
    for the archerclassical

    Relating to or for the benefit of an archer, possibly indicating a good shot.

كَرْمٌ مُمَرَّحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fruitful vineyardclassical

    A vineyard that is productive and bears abundant fruit.

أُطُمٌّ بِالمَدِينَةِname
  1. 1.
    Atam of Banu Qaynuqaclassical

    A specific fortified tower or building in Medina belonging to the Banu Qaynuqa tribe.

ثَلَاثُ شِعَابٍnoun
  1. 1.
    three ravinesclassical

    A geographical feature consisting of three interconnected valleys or ravines.

المَرْحَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    storage binsclassical

    Containers or bins used for storing dried fruits like raisins.

Parallel reading

مرح، كفرح: أشر، وبطر، واختال، ونشط، وتبختر
Maraha, like faraha: to be exuberant, insolent, haughty, energetic, and strutting.
وهو مرح ومريح، كسكين
And he is exuberant and arrogant, like sakkeen.
وفرس ممرح وممراح ومروح
And a well-fed horse, and a vigorous horse, and a well-balanced horse.
وأمرحه الكلأ
And abundant pasture made it vigorous.
والمرحان، محركة: الفرح، والضعف، وشدة سيلان العين، وفسادها
And Al-Marhan, harakah: joy, weakness, severe tearing of the eye, and its corruption.
وقوس مروح: يمرح راؤوها لحسنها، أو كأن بها مرحا لحسن إرسالها السهم
And a well-balanced bow: its observers are delighted by its beauty, or as if it has exuberance due to the good trajectory of its arrow.
والممراح من الأرض: السريعة النبات، و من العين: الغزيرة الدمع
And Al-Mimrah from the land: fast-growing vegetation, and from the eye: abundant tears.
والمرحى في: ب ر ح، واسم ناقة عبد الله بن الزبير الشاعر
And Marha in: B R H, and the name of the she-camel of the poet Abdullah bin Al-Zubair.
والتمريح: تنقية الطعام من العفا بالمكانس، وتدهين الجلد، وملء المزادة الجديدة ماء ليذهب مرحها، أي: لتنسد عيونها، وأن تصير إلى مرحى الحرب، أخذت من لفظ المرحى، لا من الاشتقاق
And Al-Tamrih: purifying food from chaff with winnowing tools, and oiling leather, and filling a new waterskin with water so its pores close, and to reach the place of war, taken from the word Marha, not from derivation.
ومرحيا، محركة: للرامي، كمرحى
And Marhiya, harakah: for the archer, like Marha.
وع وكرم ممرح، كمعظم: مثمر، أو معرش
And a vineyard that is well-fed, like Mu'azzam: fruitful, or trellised.
وكزبير: أطم بالمدينة لبني قينقاع
And like Zubair: a tower in Medina for Banu Qaynuqa.
وككتاب: ثلاث شعاب ينظر بعضها إلى بعض
And like Kitab: three ravines looking at each other.
والمرحة، بالكسر: الأنبار من الزبيب وغيره
And Al-Marhah, with kasr: bins of raisins and other things.