Borrowed from Aramaic מַרְזְבָא (marzəḇā), מִרְזְבָא (mirzəḇā, “gutter, spout, water-pipe”), from earlier Aramaic נַרְזְבָא (narzəḇā, “drain pipe, gutter”), considered a variant of Akkadian 𒄿𒍝𒁉 (naṣṣabū, “water outlet, drain”); cognate with native ن ض ب (n-ḍ-b) meaning “water disappeared or sank into the earth”, “to drain or dry up”.
مِرْزَاب • (mirzāb) m (plural مَرَازِيب (marāzīb))
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِرْزَاب mirzāb |
الْمِرْزَاب al-mirzāb |
مِرْزَاب mirzāb |
| Nominative | مِرْزَابٌ mirzābun |
الْمِرْزَابُ al-mirzābu |
مِرْزَابُ mirzābu |
| Accusative | مِرْزَابًا mirzāban |
الْمِرْزَابَ al-mirzāba |
مِرْزَابَ mirzāba |
| Genitive | مِرْزَابٍ mirzābin |
الْمِرْزَابِ al-mirzābi |
مِرْزَابِ mirzābi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِرْزَابَيْن mirzābayn |
الْمِرْزَابَيْن al-mirzābayn |
مِرْزَابَيْ mirzābay |
| Nominative | مِرْزَابَانِ mirzābāni |
الْمِرْزَابَانِ al-mirzābāni |
مِرْزَابَا mirzābā |
| Accusative | مِرْزَابَيْنِ mirzābayni |
الْمِرْزَابَيْنِ al-mirzābayni |
مِرْزَابَيْ mirzābay |
| Genitive | مِرْزَابَيْنِ mirzābayni |
الْمِرْزَابَيْنِ al-mirzābayni |
مِرْزَابَيْ mirzābay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرَازِيب marāzīb |
الْمَرَازِيب al-marāzīb |
مَرَازِيب marāzīb |
| Nominative | مَرَازِيبُ marāzību |
الْمَرَازِيبُ al-marāzību |
مَرَازِيبُ marāzību |
| Accusative | مَرَازِيبَ marāzība |
الْمَرَازِيبَ al-marāzība |
مَرَازِيبَ marāzība |
| Genitive | مَرَازِيبَ marāzība |
الْمَرَازِيبِ al-marāzībi |
مَرَازِيبِ marāzībi |