مرتاح

مرتاح

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِرْتَاحَ‎ (irtāḥa, “to rest, to be pleased, to be satisfied”), from the root ر و ح‎ (r-w-ḥ); compare رَاحَة‎ (rāḥa, “rest, comfort”).

Adjective

مُرْتَاح • (murtāḥ) (feminine مُرْتَاحَة‎ (murtāḥa), masculine plural مُرْتَاحُونَ‎ (murtāḥūna), feminine plural مُرْتَاحَات‎ (murtāḥāt))

1. comfortable (of a person)
2. calm, relaxed
3. resting
4. pleased
5. satisfied

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرْتَاح (murtāḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرْتَاح murtāḥ	الْمُرْتَاح‎ al-murtāḥ	مُرْتَاحَة‎ murtāḥa	الْمُرْتَاحَة‎ al-murtāḥa
Nominative	مُرْتَاحٌ murtāḥun	الْمُرْتَاحُ‎ al-murtāḥu	مُرْتَاحَةٌ‎ murtāḥatun	الْمُرْتَاحَةُ‎ al-murtāḥatu
Accusative	مُرْتَاحًا‎ murtāḥan	الْمُرْتَاحَ‎ al-murtāḥa	مُرْتَاحَةً‎ murtāḥatan	الْمُرْتَاحَةَ‎ al-murtāḥata
Genitive	مُرْتَاحٍ murtāḥin	الْمُرْتَاحِ‎ al-murtāḥi	مُرْتَاحَةٍ‎ murtāḥatin	الْمُرْتَاحَةِ‎ al-murtāḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرْتَاحَيْن‎ murtāḥayn	الْمُرْتَاحَيْن‎ al-murtāḥayn	مُرْتَاحَتَيْن‎ murtāḥatayn	الْمُرْتَاحَتَيْن‎ al-murtāḥatayn
Nominative	مُرْتَاحَانِ‎ murtāḥāni	الْمُرْتَاحَانِ‎ al-murtāḥāni	مُرْتَاحَتَانِ‎ murtāḥatāni	الْمُرْتَاحَتَانِ‎ al-murtāḥatāni
Accusative	مُرْتَاحَيْنِ‎ murtāḥayni	الْمُرْتَاحَيْنِ‎ al-murtāḥayni	مُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ‎ murtāḥatayni	الْمُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ‎ al-murtāḥatayni
Genitive	مُرْتَاحَيْنِ‎ murtāḥayni	الْمُرْتَاحَيْنِ‎ al-murtāḥayni	مُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ‎ murtāḥatayni	الْمُرْتَاحَتَيْنِ‎ al-murtāḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرْتَاحِين‎ murtāḥīn	الْمُرْتَاحِين‎ al-murtāḥīn	مُرْتَاحَات‎ murtāḥāt	الْمُرْتَاحَات‎ al-murtāḥāt
Nominative	مُرْتَاحُونَ‎ murtāḥūna	الْمُرْتَاحُونَ‎ al-murtāḥūna	مُرْتَاحَاتٌ‎ murtāḥātun	الْمُرْتَاحَاتُ‎ al-murtāḥātu
Accusative	مُرْتَاحِينَ‎ murtāḥīna	الْمُرْتَاحِينَ‎ al-murtāḥīna	مُرْتَاحَاتٍ‎ murtāḥātin	الْمُرْتَاحَاتِ‎ al-murtāḥāti
Genitive	مُرْتَاحِينَ‎ murtāḥīna	الْمُرْتَاحِينَ‎ al-murtāḥīna	مُرْتَاحَاتٍ‎ murtāḥātin	الْمُرْتَاحَاتِ‎ al-murtāḥāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “روح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر و ح‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُرْتَاح‎ (murtāḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mir.taːħ/, [mɪrˈtæːħ]

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Adjective

مرتاح • (mirtāḥ) (feminine مرتاحة‎ (mirtāḥa), common plural مرتاحين‎ (mirtāḥīn))

1. relaxed, at rest, calm, relieved, reassured