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مُرْهِق
exhausting (tiring, wearing one out) /ˈmur.hiq/
adjectiveB1#2875 most common
Also: tiring, strenuous, draining
Example sentences
العمل مُرهِق.
The work is exhausting.
يومي كان مُرهِقًا جدًا.
My day was very exhausting.
هذا التمرين مُرهِق للجسم.
This exercise is exhausting for the body.
السفر الطويل مُرهِق للأعصاب.
Long travel is exhausting for the nerves.
كانت الرحلة مُرهِقة، لكنها كانت تستحق العناء.
The trip was exhausting, but it was worth the trouble.
أصبحت وتيرة العمل الحديثة مُرهِقة لصحة الموظفين النفسية.
The modern pace of work has become exhausting for employees' mental health.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُرهِقٌ | مُرهِقُونَ |
| Genitive | مُرهِقٍ | مُرهِقِينَ |
| Accusative | مُرهِقًا | مُرهِقِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُرهِقُ | يا مُرهِقُونَ |
Word family
أرهقto exhaust, tire out, wear down
إرهاقexhaustion, fatigue, strain
مُرْهَقexhausted, worn out (feeling the effect)
رَهَقoppression, hardship, distress (classical usage)
Etymology
مُرهِق comes from the Arabic root ر-ه-ق (r-h-q), whose base sense is to overtake, press upon, or burden someone. The Form IV verb أرهق (arhaqa) means to exhaust or wear someone down, and مُرهِق is its active participle, describing something that produces that effect. The word has stayed in everyday use across the history of Arabic without a major shift in meaning.
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