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 (ʔamrās))

1. rope, cable, hawser

   Synonyms: حَبْل (ḥabl), سَبَب (sabab), رِبَاط (ribāṭ), قَلْس (qals), أَشْل (ʔašl), 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 ʔamrās	الْأَمْرَاس al-ʔamrās	أَمْرَاس ʔamrās
Nominative	أَمْرَاسٌ ʔamrāsun	الْأَمْرَاسُ al-ʔamrāsu	أَمْرَاسُ ʔamrāsu
Accusative	أَمْرَاسًا ʔamrāsan	الْأَمْرَاسَ al-ʔamrāsa	أَمْرَاسَ ʔamrāsa
Genitive	أَمْرَاسٍ ʔamrāsin	الْأَمْرَاسِ al-ʔamrāsi	أَمْرَاسِ ʔamrāsi

References

• “markasu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977, page 282 seqq.
• “rakāsu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[2], volume 14, R, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1999, page 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^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2708
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مرسة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1199