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مِرْحاض
toilet /mirˈħaːdˤ/
nounB1#2149 most common
Also: lavatory, restroom, WC
Example sentences
أَينَ المِرْحاض؟
Where is the toilet?
المِرْحاض في آخِر المَمَرّ.
The toilet is at the end of the hallway.
هَل يوجَد مِرْحاض قَريب مِن هُنا؟
Is there a toilet near here?
يَجِب أَن نُنَظِّف المِرْحاض كُلّ يَوم.
We must clean the toilet every day.
كان المِرْحاض مَسدوداً، فاتَّصَلنا بِالسَّبّاك.
The toilet was clogged, so we called the plumber.
في المُدُن القَديمة كانت المَراحيض العامّة نادِرة وبَعيدة عَن البُيوت.
In old cities, public toilets were rare and far from the houses.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مِرْحاضٌ | مَراحيضُ |
| Genitive | مِرْحاضٍ | مَراحيضَ |
| Accusative | مِرْحاضاً | مَراحيضَ |
| Vocative | يا مِرْحاضُ | يا مَراحيضُ |
Word family
رَحَضَto wash, rinse
مَراحيضtoilets (plural)
رَحْضwashing, rinsing
مِرْحاض عامّpublic toilet
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ر-ح-ض, tied to the verb رَحَضَ, meaning to wash or rinse. It follows the مِفْعال pattern, which forms nouns of instrument or place. So a مِرْحاض is literally a place for washing, a sense that narrowed over time to the toilet.
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