مرعی

مرعی

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root ر ع ي‎ (r-ʿ-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.ʕaː/

Noun

مَرْعَى • (marʿā) m (plural مَرَاعِي‎ (marāʿī))

1. grassland, pasture

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْعَى‎ (marʿā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā	الْمَرْعَى‎ al-marʿā	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā
Nominative	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā	الْمَرْعَى‎ al-marʿā	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā
Accusative	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā	الْمَرْعَى‎ al-marʿā	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā
Genitive	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā	الْمَرْعَى‎ al-marʿā	مَرْعَى‎ marʿā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْعَيَيْن‎ marʿayayn	الْمَرْعَيَيْن‎ al-marʿayayn	مَرْعَيَيْ‎ marʿayay
Nominative	مَرْعَيَانِ‎ marʿayāni	الْمَرْعَيَانِ‎ al-marʿayāni	مَرْعَيَا‎ marʿayā
Accusative	مَرْعَيَيْنِ‎ marʿayayni	الْمَرْعَيَيْنِ‎ al-marʿayayni	مَرْعَيَيْ‎ marʿayay
Genitive	مَرْعَيَيْنِ‎ marʿayayni	الْمَرْعَيَيْنِ‎ al-marʿayayni	مَرْعَيَيْ‎ marʿayay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَاعِي‎ marāʿī	الْمَرَاعِي‎ al-marāʿī	مَرَاعِي‎ marāʿī
Nominative	مَرَاعِيُ‎ marāʿiyu	الْمَرَاعِيُ‎ al-marāʿiyu	مَرَاعِيُ‎ marāʿiyu
Accusative	مَرَاعِيَ‎ marāʿiya	الْمَرَاعِيَ‎ al-marāʿiya	مَرَاعِيَ‎ marāʿiya
Genitive	مَرَاعِيَ‎ marāʿiya	الْمَرَاعِيِ‎ al-marāʿiyi	مَرَاعِيِ‎ marāʿiyi

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْعِيّ‎ (marʿiyy), passive participle of رَعَى‎ (raʿā, “to take care of, protect; to tend (a flock)”).

Adjective

مرعی • (meri) (feminine مرعیه‎)

1. (law) observed, respected; enforceable
2. in use

Related terms

• رعایت‎ (riayet)

Descendants

• Turkish: meri

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “مرعی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1150
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “meri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN