Marrakesh
/ˌmɑːr.əˈkɛʃ/noun
A major city in western Morocco, and the source of the country's name in several languages.
Did you know?The name of Marrakesh spread through medieval Arabic and European languages so widely that it helped give Morocco its name in many Western tongues.
Etymological Timeline
c. 1070
Berber
amur n akush
“traditionally explained as “land of God” or “land of the god””
11th Century
Berber/Arabic
Marrākush
“the name of the newly founded city”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
Marrākush / Murākush
“the city name in Arabic usage”
12th–15th Century
Latin/Old French
Marroch / Marrekech
“European spellings of the Moroccan city name”
Modern English
English
Marrakesh
“the city in Morocco”