Marwah
/ˈmɑːr.wə/noun
Marwah is the name of a small hill in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and a personal name derived from it.
Did you know?In the Qur’anic ritual of Ṣafā and Marwah, pilgrims walk repeatedly between the two hills in remembrance of Hagar’s search for water for her son Ishmael.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Islamic Arabic
Arabic
مَرْو marw
“Flint, quartz, or a hard stone used for striking fire”
Early Arabic
Arabic
مَرْوَة marwah
“A feminine-form place name associated with a stone or stony hill”
7th Century
Quranic Arabic
ٱلْمَرْوَة al-Marwah
“The hill of Marwah, paired with Ṣafā in the pilgrimage rite”
7th–10th Centuries
Arabic
المروة
“A sacred hill in Mecca visited during ṣaʿy, the ritual walking between Ṣafā and Marwah”
Modern English
English
Marwah
“A transliterated Arabic proper name and place name”