English
Marj
Marj comes from Arabic المَرْج.
- Arabicc. 500–presentالمَرْجal-Marj
- EnglishtodayMarj
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentالمَرْجal-Marj
- EnglishtodayMarj
A compound of ال ‘the, place of the’ + مَرْج ‘meadow’
Arabic أُولَى ‘these’
Arabic ال ‘the, place of the’
Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬁
Classical Syriac ܡܪܓܐ
Arabic مَرْج ‘meadow’
Every English word from Arabic المَرْج
Today it means
name A city in Libya, the ancient Barca and medieval Barqa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic المَرْج / Marj