ܡܪܟܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܪܟܫ

ܐܬܐ ܕܡܪܟܫ

Etymology

From Persian مراکش (marâkeš), from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [marrɑːkɪʃ.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ma.rɑːt͡ʃɪʃ.]

Proper noun

ܡܲܪܵܟܸܫ • (marrākiš) f

1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)
2. Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܵܟܫܵܝܵܐ (marrākšāyā, “Moroccan”)