مرحلة

See also: مرحله‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ح ل‎ (r-ḥ-l).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mar.ħa.la/
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Noun

مَرْحَلَة • (marḥala) f (plural مَرَاحِل‎ (marāḥil))

phase, stage
(sports) round
(video games) a stage, a level
(obsolete, Ancient Arabia) a linear measure – 46.080 km
(obsolete, Saudi-Arabia until 1964) a linear measure, 8 فَرْسَخ‎ (farsaḵ) – 19.320 km

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْحَلَة (marḥala)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْحَلَة marḥala	الْمَرْحَلَة‎ al-marḥala	مَرْحَلَة marḥalat
Nominative	مَرْحَلَةٌ marḥalatun	الْمَرْحَلَةُ‎ al-marḥalatu	مَرْحَلَةُ marḥalatu
Accusative	مَرْحَلَةً marḥalatan	الْمَرْحَلَةَ‎ al-marḥalata	مَرْحَلَةَ marḥalata
Genitive	مَرْحَلَةٍ marḥalatin	الْمَرْحَلَةِ‎ al-marḥalati	مَرْحَلَةِ marḥalati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْحَلَتَيْن‎ marḥalatayn	الْمَرْحَلَتَيْن‎ al-marḥalatayn	مَرْحَلَتَيْ‎ marḥalatay
Nominative	مَرْحَلَتَانِ‎ marḥalatāni	الْمَرْحَلَتَانِ‎ al-marḥalatāni	مَرْحَلَتَا‎ marḥalatā
Accusative	مَرْحَلَتَيْنِ‎ marḥalatayni	الْمَرْحَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-marḥalatayni	مَرْحَلَتَيْ‎ marḥalatay
Genitive	مَرْحَلَتَيْنِ‎ marḥalatayni	الْمَرْحَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-marḥalatayni	مَرْحَلَتَيْ‎ marḥalatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَاحِل‎ marāḥil	الْمَرَاحِل‎ al-marāḥil	مَرَاحِل‎ marāḥil
Nominative	مَرَاحِلُ‎ marāḥilu	الْمَرَاحِلُ‎ al-marāḥilu	مَرَاحِلُ‎ marāḥilu
Accusative	مَرَاحِلَ‎ marāḥila	الْمَرَاحِلَ‎ al-marāḥila	مَرَاحِلَ‎ marāḥila
Genitive	مَرَاحِلَ‎ marāḥila	الْمَرَاحِلِ‎ al-marāḥili	مَرَاحِلِ‎ marāḥili

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: mərhələ
→ Persian: مرحله‎ (marhale)
→ Ottoman Turkish: مرحله‎
- Turkish: merhale

References

Cardarelli, François (2003) Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins, London: Springer, →ISBN, pages 135, 436
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “مرحلة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 517