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Arabic root

م-ر-ض

3 words from this root family

A1adjective
مَريض
marīḍ

sick / ill

Example
الوَلَدُ مَريض
al-waladu marīḍ
The boy is sick
Grammar

Feminine form: marīḍa (مَريضة). Also used as a noun meaning 'patient'.

A2noun
مُمَرِّضة
mumarridha

nurse (female)

Example
المُمَرِّضة تَعْتَني بِالمَرْضى.
al-mumarridha taʿtanī bil-marḍā.
The nurse takes care of the patients.
A2noun
مَرَض
maraḍ

illness / disease

Example
الوِقاية خَيْر مِن المَرَض.
al-wiqāya khayr min al-maraḍ.
Prevention is better than illness.