مرسة

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā, rope), borrowed from Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu, rope), from 𒆟 (rakāsum).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ma.ra.sa/

    Noun

    مَرَسَة • (marasaf (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

    Descendants

    • Old Galician-Portuguese: baraço, baraça

    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 (1863-1893), “مَرَسَة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2708.
    • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “مرسة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1199