مريح
See also: مریخ
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of أَرَاحَ (ʾarāḥa, “to let rest, to soothe”) and أَرْوَحَ (ʾarwaḥa, “to stink”), from the root ر و ح (r-w-ḥ); compare رَاحَة (rāḥa, “rest, comfort”) and رِيحَة (rīḥa, “smell”).
Adjective
مُرِيح • (murīḥ) (feminine مُرِيحَة (murīḥa), masculine plural مُرِيحُونَ (murīḥūna), feminine plural مُرِيحَات (murīḥāt))
- comfortable (of a thing)
- soothing
- restful
- flatulent
Declension
Declension of adjective مُرِيح (murīḥ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُرِيح murīḥ | الْمُرِيح al-murīḥ | مُرِيحَة murīḥa | الْمُرِيحَة al-murīḥa |
| Nominative | مُرِيحٌ murīḥun | الْمُرِيحُ al-murīḥu | مُرِيحَةٌ murīḥatun | الْمُرِيحَةُ al-murīḥatu |
| Accusative | مُرِيحًا murīḥan | الْمُرِيحَ al-murīḥa | مُرِيحَةً murīḥatan | الْمُرِيحَةَ al-murīḥata |
| Genitive | مُرِيحٍ murīḥin | الْمُرِيحِ al-murīḥi | مُرِيحَةٍ murīḥatin | الْمُرِيحَةِ al-murīḥati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُرِيحَيْن murīḥayn | الْمُرِيحَيْن al-murīḥayn | مُرِيحَتَيْن murīḥatayn | الْمُرِيحَتَيْن al-murīḥatayn |
| Nominative | مُرِيحَانِ murīḥāni | الْمُرِيحَانِ al-murīḥāni | مُرِيحَتَانِ murīḥatāni | الْمُرِيحَتَانِ al-murīḥatāni |
| Accusative | مُرِيحَيْنِ murīḥayni | الْمُرِيحَيْنِ al-murīḥayni | مُرِيحَتَيْنِ murīḥatayni | الْمُرِيحَتَيْنِ al-murīḥatayni |
| Genitive | مُرِيحَيْنِ murīḥayni | الْمُرِيحَيْنِ al-murīḥayni | مُرِيحَتَيْنِ murīḥatayni | الْمُرِيحَتَيْنِ al-murīḥatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُرِيحِين murīḥīn | الْمُرِيحِين al-murīḥīn | مُرِيحَات murīḥāt | الْمُرِيحَات al-murīḥāt |
| Nominative | مُرِيحُونَ murīḥūna | الْمُرِيحُونَ al-murīḥūna | مُرِيحَاتٌ murīḥātun | الْمُرِيحَاتُ al-murīḥātu |
| Accusative | مُرِيحِينَ murīḥīna | الْمُرِيحِينَ al-murīḥīna | مُرِيحَاتٍ murīḥātin | الْمُرِيحَاتِ al-murīḥāti |
| Genitive | مُرِيحِينَ murīḥīna | الْمُرِيحِينَ al-murīḥīna | مُرِيحَاتٍ murīḥātin | الْمُرِيحَاتِ al-murīḥāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “روح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر و ح |
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Arabic مُرِيح (murīḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.riːħ/, [muˈriːħ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Adjective
مريح • (murīḥ) (feminine مريحة (murīḥa), elative أريح (ʔaryaḥ))
- convenient, comfortable
Etymology 2
Equivalent to the active participle of ريّح (rayyaḥ, “to calm, soothe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mraj.jiħ/, [ˈmraj.jɪħ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Adjective
مريّح • (mrayyeḥ) (feminine مريّحة (mrayyḥa), elative أريح (ʔaryaḥ))
- convenient, comfortable
See also
- سهل (sahl, “easy, convenient”)