مرخ

See also: مزح, مرچ, مرج, and مرح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ر خ (m-r-ḵ). Apparently all the words in this root are related to the plant name, also existing in Akkadian 𒎌 (MEŠ /⁠miḫru⁠/, “a fir tree”, “possibly Juniperus excelsa”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎃𐎗 (mḫr, “a conifer”, only retained in a place-name), Persian (marx), Armenian / Middle Armenian մարխ (marx), մախր (maxr), and potentially the plant name is from Hurrian 𒈠𒄴𒊑 (ma-aḫ-ri /⁠māḫri⁠/, “juniper”). Compare also Egyptian mrḥt (“anointing oil; castor oil”), from which Egyptian mrḥ (“to anoint”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic מְרַח (mraḥ, “to smooth, to finish”), Hebrew מָרַח (māraḥ, “to smear, to rub on, to spread”), Akkadian 𒈠𒊏𒆪 (/⁠marāqu⁠/, “to grind into a powder or crush into a paste; to rub on”), Shehri míreḵ (“to smear”), Arabic مَرَعَ (maraʕa, “to anoint; to currycomb; to abound in herbage”), Aramaic מָרַק (māraq, “to scour, to polish, to rub off”), Hebrew מָרַק (māraq, “to scour, to polish”), Mehri amárqəḥ (“to clear, to wipe”). For another example where a root is from a plant name regard رِمْث (rimṯ) but in this case there may be a contamination of the plant name with a genuine root related to anointing.

Verb

مَرَخَ • (maraḵa) I, non-past يَمْرَخُ‎ (yamraḵu)

to rub; to embrocate; to anoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَرَخَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun مَرْخ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					مَرْخ marḵ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مَارِخ māriḵ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَمْرُوخ mamrūḵ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَرَخْتُ maraḵtu	مَرَخْتَ maraḵta	مَرَخَ maraḵa	مَرَخْتُمَا maraḵtumā	مَرَخَا maraḵā	مَرَخْنَا maraḵnā	مَرَخْتُمْ maraḵtum	مَرَخُوا maraḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	مَرَخْتُ maraḵtu	مَرَخْتِ maraḵti	مَرَخَتْ maraḵat	مَرَخْتُمَا maraḵtumā	مَرَخَتَا maraḵatā	مَرَخْنَا maraḵnā	مَرَخْتُنَّ maraḵtunna	مَرَخْنَ maraḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْرَخُ ʔamraḵu	تَمْرَخُ tamraḵu	يَمْرَخُ yamraḵu	تَمْرَخَانِ tamraḵāni	يَمْرَخَانِ yamraḵāni	نَمْرَخُ namraḵu	تَمْرَخُونَ tamraḵūna	يَمْرَخُونَ yamraḵūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَمْرَخُ ʔamraḵu	تَمْرَخِينَ tamraḵīna	تَمْرَخُ tamraḵu	تَمْرَخَانِ tamraḵāni	تَمْرَخَانِ tamraḵāni	نَمْرَخُ namraḵu	تَمْرَخْنَ tamraḵna	يَمْرَخْنَ yamraḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْرَخَ ʔamraḵa	تَمْرَخَ tamraḵa	يَمْرَخَ yamraḵa	تَمْرَخَا tamraḵā	يَمْرَخَا yamraḵā	نَمْرَخَ namraḵa	تَمْرَخُوا tamraḵū	يَمْرَخُوا yamraḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَمْرَخَ ʔamraḵa	تَمْرَخِي tamraḵī	تَمْرَخَ tamraḵa	تَمْرَخَا tamraḵā	تَمْرَخَا tamraḵā	نَمْرَخَ namraḵa	تَمْرَخْنَ tamraḵna	يَمْرَخْنَ yamraḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْرَخْ ʔamraḵ	تَمْرَخْ tamraḵ	يَمْرَخْ yamraḵ	تَمْرَخَا tamraḵā	يَمْرَخَا yamraḵā	نَمْرَخْ namraḵ	تَمْرَخُوا tamraḵū	يَمْرَخُوا yamraḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَمْرَخْ ʔamraḵ	تَمْرَخِي tamraḵī	تَمْرَخْ tamraḵ	تَمْرَخَا tamraḵā	تَمْرَخَا tamraḵā	نَمْرَخْ namraḵ	تَمْرَخْنَ tamraḵna	يَمْرَخْنَ yamraḵna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِمْرَخْ imraḵ		اِمْرَخَا imraḵā			اِمْرَخُوا imraḵū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِمْرَخِي imraḵī		اِمْرَخَا imraḵā			اِمْرَخْنَ imraḵna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُرِخْتُ muriḵtu	مُرِخْتَ muriḵta	مُرِخَ muriḵa	مُرِخْتُمَا muriḵtumā	مُرِخَا muriḵā	مُرِخْنَا muriḵnā	مُرِخْتُمْ muriḵtum	مُرِخُوا muriḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	مُرِخْتُ muriḵtu	مُرِخْتِ muriḵti	مُرِخَتْ muriḵat	مُرِخْتُمَا muriḵtumā	مُرِخَتَا muriḵatā	مُرِخْنَا muriḵnā	مُرِخْتُنَّ muriḵtunna	مُرِخْنَ muriḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمْرَخُ ʔumraḵu	تُمْرَخُ tumraḵu	يُمْرَخُ yumraḵu	تُمْرَخَانِ tumraḵāni	يُمْرَخَانِ yumraḵāni	نُمْرَخُ numraḵu	تُمْرَخُونَ tumraḵūna	يُمْرَخُونَ yumraḵūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُمْرَخُ ʔumraḵu	تُمْرَخِينَ tumraḵīna	تُمْرَخُ tumraḵu	تُمْرَخَانِ tumraḵāni	تُمْرَخَانِ tumraḵāni	نُمْرَخُ numraḵu	تُمْرَخْنَ tumraḵna	يُمْرَخْنَ yumraḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمْرَخَ ʔumraḵa	تُمْرَخَ tumraḵa	يُمْرَخَ yumraḵa	تُمْرَخَا tumraḵā	يُمْرَخَا yumraḵā	نُمْرَخَ numraḵa	تُمْرَخُوا tumraḵū	يُمْرَخُوا yumraḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُمْرَخَ ʔumraḵa	تُمْرَخِي tumraḵī	تُمْرَخَ tumraḵa	تُمْرَخَا tumraḵā	تُمْرَخَا tumraḵā	نُمْرَخَ numraḵa	تُمْرَخْنَ tumraḵna	يُمْرَخْنَ yumraḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمْرَخْ ʔumraḵ	تُمْرَخْ tumraḵ	يُمْرَخْ yumraḵ	تُمْرَخَا tumraḵā	يُمْرَخَا yumraḵā	نُمْرَخْ numraḵ	تُمْرَخُوا tumraḵū	يُمْرَخُوا yumraḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُمْرَخْ ʔumraḵ	تُمْرَخِي tumraḵī	تُمْرَخْ tumraḵ	تُمْرَخَا tumraḵā	تُمْرَخَا tumraḵā	نُمْرَخْ numraḵ	تُمْرَخْنَ tumraḵna	يُمْرَخْنَ yumraḵna

Verb

مَرَّخَ • (marraḵa) II, non-past يُمَرِّخُ‎ (yumarriḵu)

synonym of مَرَخَ (maraḵa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَرَّخَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَمْرِيخ tamrīḵ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُمَرِّخ mumarriḵ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُمَرَّخ mumarraḵ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَرَّخْتُ marraḵtu	مَرَّخْتَ marraḵta	مَرَّخَ marraḵa	مَرَّخْتُمَا marraḵtumā	مَرَّخَا marraḵā	مَرَّخْنَا marraḵnā	مَرَّخْتُمْ marraḵtum	مَرَّخُوا marraḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	مَرَّخْتُ marraḵtu	مَرَّخْتِ marraḵti	مَرَّخَتْ marraḵat	مَرَّخْتُمَا marraḵtumā	مَرَّخَتَا marraḵatā	مَرَّخْنَا marraḵnā	مَرَّخْتُنَّ marraḵtunna	مَرَّخْنَ marraḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَرِّخُ ʔumarriḵu	تُمَرِّخُ tumarriḵu	يُمَرِّخُ yumarriḵu	تُمَرِّخَانِ tumarriḵāni	يُمَرِّخَانِ yumarriḵāni	نُمَرِّخُ numarriḵu	تُمَرِّخُونَ tumarriḵūna	يُمَرِّخُونَ yumarriḵūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُمَرِّخُ ʔumarriḵu	تُمَرِّخِينَ tumarriḵīna	تُمَرِّخُ tumarriḵu	تُمَرِّخَانِ tumarriḵāni	تُمَرِّخَانِ tumarriḵāni	نُمَرِّخُ numarriḵu	تُمَرِّخْنَ tumarriḵna	يُمَرِّخْنَ yumarriḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَرِّخَ ʔumarriḵa	تُمَرِّخَ tumarriḵa	يُمَرِّخَ yumarriḵa	تُمَرِّخَا tumarriḵā	يُمَرِّخَا yumarriḵā	نُمَرِّخَ numarriḵa	تُمَرِّخُوا tumarriḵū	يُمَرِّخُوا yumarriḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُمَرِّخَ ʔumarriḵa	تُمَرِّخِي tumarriḵī	تُمَرِّخَ tumarriḵa	تُمَرِّخَا tumarriḵā	تُمَرِّخَا tumarriḵā	نُمَرِّخَ numarriḵa	تُمَرِّخْنَ tumarriḵna	يُمَرِّخْنَ yumarriḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَرِّخْ ʔumarriḵ	تُمَرِّخْ tumarriḵ	يُمَرِّخْ yumarriḵ	تُمَرِّخَا tumarriḵā	يُمَرِّخَا yumarriḵā	نُمَرِّخْ numarriḵ	تُمَرِّخُوا tumarriḵū	يُمَرِّخُوا yumarriḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُمَرِّخْ ʔumarriḵ	تُمَرِّخِي tumarriḵī	تُمَرِّخْ tumarriḵ	تُمَرِّخَا tumarriḵā	تُمَرِّخَا tumarriḵā	نُمَرِّخْ numarriḵ	تُمَرِّخْنَ tumarriḵna	يُمَرِّخْنَ yumarriḵna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَرِّخْ marriḵ		مَرِّخَا marriḵā			مَرِّخُوا marriḵū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		مَرِّخِي marriḵī		مَرِّخَا marriḵā			مَرِّخْنَ marriḵna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُرِّخْتُ murriḵtu	مُرِّخْتَ murriḵta	مُرِّخَ murriḵa	مُرِّخْتُمَا murriḵtumā	مُرِّخَا murriḵā	مُرِّخْنَا murriḵnā	مُرِّخْتُمْ murriḵtum	مُرِّخُوا murriḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	مُرِّخْتُ murriḵtu	مُرِّخْتِ murriḵti	مُرِّخَتْ murriḵat	مُرِّخْتُمَا murriḵtumā	مُرِّخَتَا murriḵatā	مُرِّخْنَا murriḵnā	مُرِّخْتُنَّ murriḵtunna	مُرِّخْنَ murriḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَرَّخُ ʔumarraḵu	تُمَرَّخُ tumarraḵu	يُمَرَّخُ yumarraḵu	تُمَرَّخَانِ tumarraḵāni	يُمَرَّخَانِ yumarraḵāni	نُمَرَّخُ numarraḵu	تُمَرَّخُونَ tumarraḵūna	يُمَرَّخُونَ yumarraḵūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُمَرَّخُ ʔumarraḵu	تُمَرَّخِينَ tumarraḵīna	تُمَرَّخُ tumarraḵu	تُمَرَّخَانِ tumarraḵāni	تُمَرَّخَانِ tumarraḵāni	نُمَرَّخُ numarraḵu	تُمَرَّخْنَ tumarraḵna	يُمَرَّخْنَ yumarraḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَرَّخَ ʔumarraḵa	تُمَرَّخَ tumarraḵa	يُمَرَّخَ yumarraḵa	تُمَرَّخَا tumarraḵā	يُمَرَّخَا yumarraḵā	نُمَرَّخَ numarraḵa	تُمَرَّخُوا tumarraḵū	يُمَرَّخُوا yumarraḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُمَرَّخَ ʔumarraḵa	تُمَرَّخِي tumarraḵī	تُمَرَّخَ tumarraḵa	تُمَرَّخَا tumarraḵā	تُمَرَّخَا tumarraḵā	نُمَرَّخَ numarraḵa	تُمَرَّخْنَ tumarraḵna	يُمَرَّخْنَ yumarraḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَرَّخْ ʔumarraḵ	تُمَرَّخْ tumarraḵ	يُمَرَّخْ yumarraḵ	تُمَرَّخَا tumarraḵā	يُمَرَّخَا yumarraḵā	نُمَرَّخْ numarraḵ	تُمَرَّخُوا tumarraḵū	يُمَرَّخُوا yumarraḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُمَرَّخْ ʔumarraḵ	تُمَرَّخِي tumarraḵī	تُمَرَّخْ tumarraḵ	تُمَرَّخَا tumarraḵā	تُمَرَّخَا tumarraḵā	نُمَرَّخْ numarraḵ	تُمَرَّخْنَ tumarraḵna	يُمَرَّخْنَ yumarraḵna

Noun

مَرْخ • (marḵ) m

verbal noun of مَرَخَ (maraḵa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْخ (marḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْخ marḵ	الْمَرْخ al-marḵ	مَرْخ marḵ
Nominative	مَرْخٌ marḵun	الْمَرْخُ al-marḵu	مَرْخُ marḵu
Accusative	مَرْخًا marḵan	الْمَرْخَ al-marḵa	مَرْخَ marḵa
Genitive	مَرْخٍ marḵin	الْمَرْخِ al-marḵi	مَرْخِ marḵi

مَرْخ

Noun

مَرْخ • (marḵ) m (collective, singulative مَرْخَة f (marḵa))

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْخ (marḵ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْخ marḵ	الْمَرْخ al-marḵ	مَرْخ marḵ
Nominative	مَرْخٌ marḵun	الْمَرْخُ al-marḵu	مَرْخُ marḵu
Accusative	مَرْخًا marḵan	الْمَرْخَ al-marḵa	مَرْخَ marḵa
Genitive	مَرْخٍ marḵin	الْمَرْخِ al-marḵi	مَرْخِ marḵi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْخَة marḵa	الْمَرْخَة al-marḵa	مَرْخَة marḵat
Nominative	مَرْخَةٌ marḵatun	الْمَرْخَةُ al-marḵatu	مَرْخَةُ marḵatu
Accusative	مَرْخَةً marḵatan	الْمَرْخَةَ al-marḵata	مَرْخَةَ marḵata
Genitive	مَرْخَةٍ marḵatin	الْمَرْخَةِ al-marḵati	مَرْخَةِ marḵati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْخَتَيْن marḵatayn	الْمَرْخَتَيْن al-marḵatayn	مَرْخَتَيْ marḵatay
Nominative	مَرْخَتَانِ marḵatāni	الْمَرْخَتَانِ al-marḵatāni	مَرْخَتَا marḵatā
Accusative	مَرْخَتَيْنِ marḵatayni	الْمَرْخَتَيْنِ al-marḵatayni	مَرْخَتَيْ marḵatay
Genitive	مَرْخَتَيْنِ marḵatayni	الْمَرْخَتَيْنِ al-marḵatayni	مَرْخَتَيْ marḵatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْخَات marḵāt	الْمَرْخَات al-marḵāt	مَرْخَات marḵāt
Nominative	مَرْخَاتٌ marḵātun	الْمَرْخَاتُ al-marḵātu	مَرْخَاتُ marḵātu
Accusative	مَرْخَاتٍ marḵātin	الْمَرْخَاتِ al-marḵāti	مَرْخَاتِ marḵāti
Genitive	مَرْخَاتٍ marḵātin	الْمَرْخَاتِ al-marḵāti	مَرْخَاتِ marḵāti

Descendants

Najdi Arabic: مرخ (marḵ, “Leptadenia pyrotechnica”)

Adjective

مَرِخ • (mariḵ)

slack, flaccid, soft

Declension

Declension of adjective مَرِخ (mariḵ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَرِخ mariḵ	الْمَرِخ al-mariḵ	مَرِخَة mariḵa	الْمَرِخَة al-mariḵa
Nominative	مَرِخٌ mariḵun	الْمَرِخُ al-mariḵu	مَرِخَةٌ mariḵatun	الْمَرِخَةُ al-mariḵatu
Accusative	مَرِخًا mariḵan	الْمَرِخَ al-mariḵa	مَرِخَةً mariḵatan	الْمَرِخَةَ al-mariḵata
Genitive	مَرِخٍ mariḵin	الْمَرِخِ al-mariḵi	مَرِخَةٍ mariḵatin	الْمَرِخَةِ al-mariḵati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَرِخَيْن mariḵayn	الْمَرِخَيْن al-mariḵayn	مَرِخَتَيْن mariḵatayn	الْمَرِخَتَيْن al-mariḵatayn
Nominative	مَرِخَانِ mariḵāni	الْمَرِخَانِ al-mariḵāni	مَرِخَتَانِ mariḵatāni	الْمَرِخَتَانِ al-mariḵatāni
Accusative	مَرِخَيْنِ mariḵayni	الْمَرِخَيْنِ al-mariḵayni	مَرِخَتَيْنِ mariḵatayni	الْمَرِخَتَيْنِ al-mariḵatayni
Genitive	مَرِخَيْنِ mariḵayni	الْمَرِخَيْنِ al-mariḵayni	مَرِخَتَيْنِ mariḵatayni	الْمَرِخَتَيْنِ al-mariḵatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَرِخِين mariḵīn	الْمَرِخِين al-mariḵīn	مَرِخَات mariḵāt	الْمَرِخَات al-mariḵāt
Nominative	مَرِخُونَ mariḵūna	الْمَرِخُونَ al-mariḵūna	مَرِخَاتٌ mariḵātun	الْمَرِخَاتُ al-mariḵātu
Accusative	مَرِخِينَ mariḵīna	الْمَرِخِينَ al-mariḵīna	مَرِخَاتٍ mariḵātin	الْمَرِخَاتِ al-mariḵāti
Genitive	مَرِخِينَ mariḵīna	الْمَرِخِينَ al-mariḵīna	مَرِخَاتٍ mariḵātin	الْمَرِخَاتِ al-mariḵāti

References

Freytag, Georg (1837) “مرخ”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 167
Lane, Edward William (1863) “مرخ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2705
Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 95, 104, 114–115, 238, 242–243
Watson, Wilfred G. E. (2004) “A Botanical Snapshot of Ugaritic”, in Aula Orientalis‎, volume 22, number 1, Barcelona, pages 115–116
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مرخ”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1998

Najdi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْخ (marḵ).

Noun

مرخ (marḵ) m (singulative مرخة (marḵa))

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

Derived terms

مريخة (“murayḵa”, diminutive)
مريخي (“mrēḵī”, Cornulaca arabica after the seeds have fallen)

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Arabic مَرْخ (marḵ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maɾx]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾx]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾx]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾx]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹx]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾχ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	marx
Dari reading^?	marx
Iranian reading^?	marx
Tajik reading^?	marx

Noun

مرخ • (marx)

a particular tree (clarification of this definition is needed)
the lower one of the two pieces of wood from which fire is struck by rubbing, the upper being called عفار ('afâr), and both taking their names from the tree from which they are respectively cut

Descendants

→ Middle Armenian: մարխ (marx)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مرخ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مرخ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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