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المرش

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to scratching, scraping, and light touching, often with the fingertips. It extends to describe the land affected by light rain, quick-flowing water, and also encompasses verbal abuse and negative character traits. Additionally, it touches upon concepts of acquisition and theft.

Derived headwords

مَرِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchboth

    To scratch or scrape something, often with the fingertips.

  2. 2.
    to grazeclassical

    Describing land that has been lightly touched or grazed by rain.

الخَدْشnoun
  1. 1.
    scratchboth

    A scratch or abrasion, typically caused by scraping.

الحَكّnoun
  1. 1.
    itchingboth

    The sensation of itching, or the act of scratching to relieve it.

الأرض التي مرش المطر وجههاnoun
  1. 1.
    land lightly rained uponclassical

    Land whose surface has been lightly touched by rain.

الأرض التي إذا أمطرت، سالت سريعاnoun
  1. 1.
    fast-draining landclassical

    Land that, when rained upon, quickly allows water to flow away.

الإيذاء بالكلامnoun
  1. 1.
    verbal abuseboth

    Harming or offending someone through speech.

المِرْشاءadjective
  1. 1.
    biting (animal)classical

    A female animal known for its biting or aggressive nature.

  2. 2.
    lush (land)classical

    Land that is abundant with grass or vegetation.

مُراشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small rightclassical

    A small entitlement or right that someone possesses.

الأَمْرَشadjective
  1. 1.
    wickedclassical

    A person characterized by wickedness or evil disposition.

التَمْريشnoun
  1. 1.
    light rainclassical

    A small amount of rain, a drizzle.

الامْتِراشnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchingclassical

    The act of snatching or seizing something quickly.

  2. 2.
    embezzlementclassical

    The act of appropriating or stealing something, often through trickery.

  3. 3.
    acquisitionclassical

    The act of gaining or acquiring something.

مَرْشانَةname
  1. 1.
    Marsanaclassical

    A place name, specifically a town in Andalusia.

Parallel reading

المرش: الخدش، والحك بأطراف الأصابع
Al-marsh: scratching, and rubbing with the fingertips.
والأرض التي مرش المطر وجهها
And the land whose face the rain has grazed.
والتي إذا أمطرت، سالت سريعا
And which, when it rains, flows quickly.
والإيذاء بالكلام
And harm through speech.
والمرشاء: العقور من كل الحيوان
And al-mirshā': the biting one from all animals.
والأرض الكثيرة العشب
And the land of abundant grass.
ولي عنده مراشة، بالضم: حق صغير
And I have a murāshah (with dammah) with him: a small right.
والأمرش: الشرير
And al-amrash: the wicked one.
والتمريش: المطر القليل
And al-tamrīsh: the little rain.
والامتراش: الانتزاع، والاختلاس، والاكتساب
And al-imtirāsh: snatching, embezzlement, and acquisition.
ومرشانة: د بالأندلس
And Marsana: a town in Andalusia.