مرشح

Arabic

Etymology

Passive participle of the verb رَشَّحَ (raššaḥa, “to nominate”). From the root ر ش ح (r-š-ḥ).

Noun

مُرَشَّح • (muraššaḥ) m (plural مُرَشَّحُون (muraššaḥūn))

1. candidate (in an election), nominee

   هُوَ ٱلْمُرَشَّحُ ٱلْخَاسِرُ فِي ٱلِٱنْتِخَابَاتِ ٱلرِّئَاسِيَّةِ ٱلْإِيرَانِيَّةِ.

   huwa l-muraššaḥu l-ḵāsiru fī l-intiḵābāti r-riʔāsiyyati l-ʔīrāniyyati.

   He is the losing candidate in the Iranian presidential election.

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Equivalent to the active participle of رشّح (raššaḥ, “to catch a cold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mraʃ.ʃiħ/,

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Adjective

مرشّح • (mraššeḥ) (feminine مرشحة (mraššḥa), common plural مرشحين (mraššḥīn))

1. having a cold, having a chill

Etymology 2

Equivalent to the passive participle of رشّح (raššaḥ, “to nominate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mraʃ.ʃaħ/,

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

مرشّح • (mraššaḥ) m (plural مرشّحين (muraššḥīn), feminine مرشّحة (mraššḥa))

1. candidate, nominee (in an election)