مرسة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مَرَس (maras), مَرْش (marš)
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā, “rope”), from Akkadian 𒄙 (GUR /markasu/, “rope”), from Akkadian 𒆟 (KEŠDA /rakāsu/, “to tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ra.sa/
Noun
مَرَسَة • (marasa) f (collective, plural أَمْرَاس (ʾamrās))
- rope, cable, hawser
- Synonyms: حَبْل (ḥabl), سَبَب (sabab), رِبَاط (ribāṭ), قَلْس (qals), أَشْل (ʾašl), طُنُب (ṭunub)
Declension
Declension of noun مَرَسَة (marasa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرَسَة marasa | الْمَرَسَة al-marasa | مَرَسَة marasat |
| Nominative | مَرَسَةٌ marasatun | الْمَرَسَةُ al-marasatu | مَرَسَةُ marasatu |
| Accusative | مَرَسَةً marasatan | الْمَرَسَةَ al-marasata | مَرَسَةَ marasata |
| Genitive | مَرَسَةٍ marasatin | الْمَرَسَةِ al-marasati | مَرَسَةِ marasati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَرَسَتَيْن marasatayn | الْمَرَسَتَيْن al-marasatayn | مَرَسَتَيْ marasatay |
| Nominative | مَرَسَتَانِ marasatāni | الْمَرَسَتَانِ al-marasatāni | مَرَسَتَا marasatā |
| Accusative | مَرَسَتَيْنِ marasatayni | الْمَرَسَتَيْنِ al-marasatayni | مَرَسَتَيْ marasatay |
| Genitive | مَرَسَتَيْنِ marasatayni | الْمَرَسَتَيْنِ al-marasatayni | مَرَسَتَيْ marasatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَمْرَاس ʾamrās | الْأَمْرَاس al-ʾamrās | أَمْرَاس ʾamrās |
| Nominative | أَمْرَاسٌ ʾamrāsun | الْأَمْرَاسُ al-ʾamrāsu | أَمْرَاسُ ʾamrāsu |
| Accusative | أَمْرَاسًا ʾamrāsan | الْأَمْرَاسَ al-ʾamrāsa | أَمْرَاسَ ʾamrāsa |
| Genitive | أَمْرَاسٍ ʾamrāsin | الْأَمْرَاسِ al-ʾamrāsi | أَمْرَاسِ ʾamrāsi |
References
- “markasu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977, pages 282 seqq.
- “rakāsu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 14, R, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1999, pages 91 seqq.
- “mrš2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 93
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “مَرَسَة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2708
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “مرسة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1199