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Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of light scratching, scraping, or touching with fingertips, often implying a gentle or superficial action. It extends to describe the effect of water on land, minor damage, and metaphorically, slight harm or acquisition.

Derived headwords

المَرشnoun

1.
scratchingboth
A light scratch or abrasion, often made with the tips of the fingernails.
2.
land affected by rainclassical
Land whose surface has been lightly affected or eroded by rain, where water flows without digging deep channels.
3.
slight harmclassical
Harm or injury caused by words, described as taking someone to task with unpleasant speech.

مَرِشَverb

1.
to scratch lightlyboth
To scratch or scrape lightly, especially with fingernails or fingertips.
2.
to touch gentlyclassical
To touch or handle something with the fingertips, similar to pinching.
3.
to flowclassical
Said of water, to flow lightly over the surface of the land.
4.
to harm with wordsclassical
To speak ill of someone or to criticize them harshly.

مَرشاًnoun

1.
light scratchboth
A light scratch or abrasion, weaker than a full scratch.
2.
gentle touchclassical
A touch or handling with the fingertips, akin to a pinch.

المَروشnoun

1.
scratchesclassical
Plural of 'marsh', referring to scratches or abrasions.

الخُروشnoun

1.
scratchesclassical
Scratches or abrasions, often implying a deeper or more severe mark than 'marsh'.

خَرِشَverb

1.
to scratch deeplyclassical
To scratch or tear the skin, a more severe action than 'marsh'.

المَرشاءadjective

1.
vicious animalclassical
A vicious or predatory animal of any kind.
2.
fertile landclassical
Land that is abundant with various types of grass or vegetation.

المَراشةnoun

1.
small rightclassical
A small right or claim that one has over another.

المَراطةnoun

1.
small rightclassical
A small right or claim that one has over another.

الأمَرشadjective

1.
evilclassical
Evil, wicked, or abundant in evil.

الأرمَشadjective

1.
good-naturedclassical
Of good disposition or character.

الأمْشَرadjective

1.
energeticclassical
Energetic, active, or vigorous.

الأرْشَمadjective

1.
greedyclassical
Greedy or desirous, especially for food.

التَّمريشnoun

1.
light rainclassical
A light rain that does not significantly erode the surface of the land.

الامتِراشnoun

1.
snatchingclassical
The act of snatching or stealing something away.
2.
earningclassical
The act of earning a living or acquiring sustenance.
3.
gatheringclassical
The act of collecting or gathering things together.

امتَرَشَverb

1.
to snatchclassical
To snatch or steal something from someone's hand.
2.
to earnclassical
To earn or acquire sustenance for oneself and one's family.
3.
to gatherclassical
To gather or collect things, one after another.

مَرشانةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name in Al-Andalus, specifically in the district of Cordoba.

مَرَسَ الماءُverb

1.
to flowclassical
Said of water, to flow lightly.

المَرسnoun

1.
mountain baseclassical
The base or foot of a mountain from which water flows gently.

مُراشadjective

1.
earnerclassical
A person who earns or acquires things, a provider.

المُمَرِّشnoun

1.
type of linenclassical
A type of linen fabric.

مَرشname

1.
region nameclassical
A region in the Byzantine lands (Al-Rum).

أمْراشname

1.
place nameclassical
A meadow or fertile depression in the lands of the Arabs.

Parallel reading

أصابه مرش

It afflicted him with a light scratch.

وهي المروش، والخدوش، والخروش

And they are the 'marosh', the 'khudoosh', and the 'khuroosh' (types of scratches).

فمرشن ظهره أي خدشته أغصانها

And its branches scratched his back, meaning they scratched it.

وأصل المرش: الحك بأطراف الأظافر

And the origin of 'marsh' is scratching with the tips of the fingernails.

إذا حك أحدكم فرجه وهو في الصلاة فليمرشه من وراء الثوب

If one of you scratches his private part while in prayer, let him do it lightly from behind the garment.

المرش: شق الجلد بأطراف الأصابع وهو أضعف من الخدش

The 'marsh' is splitting the skin with the fingertips, and it is weaker than a scratch.

ويقال: قد ألطف مرشا وخرشا

And it is said: He inflicted a light scratch and a deeper scratch.

مرشه مرشا: تناوله بأطراف الأصابع، شبيها بالقرص

He 'marash'-ed it a 'marsh': he handled it with his fingertips, similar to pinching.

والمرش: الأرض التي مرش المطر وجهها

And 'marsh' is the land whose surface the rain has lightly eroded.

يقال: انتهينا إلى مرش من الأمراش

It is said: We arrived at a 'marsh' from the 'amraash' (areas of light erosion).

والجمع أمراش

And the plural is 'amraash'.

الأمراش: مسايل لا تجرح الأرض ولا تخد فيها

The 'amraash' are channels that do not wound the land nor scratch it.

يسيل منه الماء فيدب دبيبا ولا يحفر

Water flows from it slowly and does not dig.

رأيت مرشا من السيل

I saw a 'marsh' (area affected by) of floodwater.

وهو الماء الذي يجرح وجه الأرض جرحا يسيرا

It is the water that wounds the surface of the earth with a slight wound.

المرش: الإيذاء بالكلام

The 'marsh' is causing harm with words.

مرشه بكلام، إذا تناوله بقبيح

He 'marash'-ed him with words, meaning he attacked him with unpleasant speech.

لي عنده مراشة ومراطة، بالضم، أي حق صغير

I have a small right ('marashah' or 'maratah') over him, meaning a small claim.

الأمرش: الشرير، أي الكثير الشر

The 'amrosh' is the evil one, meaning abundant in evil.

الأرمش: الحسن الخلق

The 'armash' is of good character.

الأمشر: النشيط

The 'amshar' is the energetic one.

الأرشم: الشره

The 'arsham' is the greedy one.

التمريش: المطر القليل الذي لا يخد وجه الأرض

The 'tamreesh' is the light rain that does not scratch the surface of the earth.

امترشت الشيء من يده: أي اختلسته

I 'imtarash'-ed the thing from his hand: meaning I snatched it.

هو يمترش لعياله، أي يكتسب ويقترف

He 'yumtarish' for his family, meaning he earns and acquires.

وهو يمترش الشيء بعد الشيء من ها هنا

And he gathers things one after another from here.

مرش الماء يمرش: سال

Water 'marash'-es: it flows.

ورجل مراش، ككتان، أي كساب

And a man is 'marraash', like 'kattan', meaning an earner.