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مَرَح
merriment /ˈma.raħ/
nounA2#1326 most common
Also: joy, high spirits, fun
Example sentences
في البيتِ مَرَحٌ كثير.
There is a lot of merriment in the house.
يحبُّ الأطفالُ اللعبَ بمَرَح.
Children love to play joyfully.
ضحكنا بمَرَحٍ طوالَ المساء.
We laughed merrily all evening.
كان حفلُ الزفافِ مليئًا بالمَرَحِ والضحك.
The wedding was full of merriment and laughter.
سادَ المَرَحُ القاعةَ عندما بدأتِ الموسيقى.
Merriment filled the hall when the music began.
رغمَ الظروفِ الصعبة، لم يفقدْ مَرَحَهُ الفطريَّ الذي يُعدي كلَّ من حوله.
Despite the hard circumstances, he did not lose his innate cheerfulness, which infects everyone around him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَرَحٌ | None |
| Genitive | مَرَحٍ | None |
| Accusative | مَرَحاً | None |
| Vocative | يا مَرَحُ | None |
Word family
مَرِحَto be merry, to rejoice
مَرِحcheerful, merryمِمْراحexuberant, full of fun
مَرِحاًjoyfully, exultantly
Etymology
مَرَح is the verbal noun of the verb مَرِحَ, meaning to be merry or exuberant. The triliteral root م-ر-ح carries the sense of high spirits and lively energy. The word appears in Arabic from the classical period, where it described both gladness and, at times, an excess of boastful exultation.
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