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مَرِح
merry /ˈma.riħ/
adjectiveB1#1403 most common
Also: cheerful, jolly, lively
Example sentences
أَنَا مَرِحٌ الْيَوْمَ.
I am cheerful today.
هُوَ شَخْصٌ مَرِحٌ يُحِبُّ الضَّحِكَ.
He is a cheerful person who loves to laugh.
كَانَتْ أُخْتِي مَرِحَةً فِي الْحَفْلَةِ.
My sister was merry at the party.
رَغْمَ مَشَاكِلِهِ، ظَلَّ مَرِحًا أَمَامَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ.
Despite his problems, he stayed cheerful in front of his friends.
إِنَّ طَبْعَهُ الْمَرِحَ يُخَفِّفُ التَّوَتُّرَ فِي أَصْعَبِ الِاجْتِمَاعَاتِ.
His cheerful disposition eases the tension in the toughest meetings.
بِطَبْعِهِ الْمَرِحِ الَّذِي لَا يَعْرِفُ الْيَأْسَ، بَثَّ الْأَمَلَ فِي نُفُوسِ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ.
With his cheerful nature that knows no despair, he instilled hope in the hearts of those around him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَرِحٌ | مَرِحُونَ |
| Genitive | مَرِحٍ | مَرِحِينَ |
| Accusative | مَرِحًا | مَرِحِينَ |
| Vocative | مَرِحُ | مَرِحُونَ |
Word family
مَرَحjoy, merriment, high spirits
مَرِحَto be merry, to rejoice
مَرِحَةcheerful, merry (feminine)
مِمْراحfull of fun, frolicsome (intensive)
Etymology
مَرِح derives from the triconsonantal root م-ر-ح, which carries the sense of joy and high spirits. The base verb مَرِحَ means to be merry or to frolic, and the adjective مَرِح describes someone marked by that liveliness. The related noun مَرَح names the state itself, gaiety or exuberance. In classical texts the same root could shade toward excess, the unchecked exultation a moralist might warn against.
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