Marrakech

English

Alternative forms

• Marrakesh

Etymology

From French Marrakech, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš), from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”). Doublet of Morocco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæɹ.əˈkɛʃ/, /məˈɹæ.kɛʃ/, /məˈɹɑ.kɛʃ/

Proper noun

Marrakech

2. The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco.

Related terms

• maroquin
• Marrakechi
• Morocco

Translations

city in Morocco

• Arabic: مَرَّاكُش (ar) m (marrākuš)

  Moroccan Arabic: مراكش m (marrākiš, marrākuš)

• Basque: Marrakex
• Catalan: Marràqueix (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬拉喀什／马拉喀什 (zh) (Mǎlākèshí), 摩洛哥城 (Móluògē-chéng)

• Czech: Marrákeš (cs) m
• Dutch: Marrakesh n, Marrakech n
• Esperanto: Marakeŝo
• French: Marrakech (fr) m
• German: Marrakesch (de) n
• Greek: Μαρακές (Marakés)
• Hebrew: מרקש
• Hindi: मार्राकेश (mārrākeś)
• Hungarian: Marrákes (hu)
• Italian: Marrakech (it) m
• Japanese: マラケシュ (Marakeshu), マラーケシュ (Marākeshu), マラケシ (Marakeshi)
• Kabyle: Meṛṛakec, Amurakuc
• Korean: 마라케시 (Marakesi)
• Marathi: मार्राकेश (mārrākeś)
• Occitan: Marraquèsh m
• Persian: مراکش (fa) (marâkeš), شهر مراکش (šahr marâkeš)
• Polish: Marrakesz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Marraquexe (pt)
• Romanian: Marrakech m
• Russian: Марраке́ш (ru) m (Marrakéš)
• Spanish: Marrakech (es) m
• Tashelhit: Mrrakc, Mṛṛakc
• Turkish: Marakeş
• Urdu: مراکش m (marākiś)
• West Frisian: Marrakesj n

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁa.kɛʃ/

Proper noun

Marrakech m

1. Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)

Italian

Alternative forms

• Marrakesh

Proper noun

Marrakech ?

1. Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Marrakech

1. Alternative form of Marraquexe

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Marraquech

Etymology

Borrowed from French Marrakech. Doublet of Marruecos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maraˈket͡ʃ/ [ma.raˈket͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -etʃ
  • Syllabification: Ma‧rra‧kech
• IPA^(key): /maraˈkeʃ/ [ma.raˈkeʃ]
  • Rhymes: -eʃ

Proper noun

Marrakech m or f same meaning

1. Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)

Related terms

• marrakechí