المريخ

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المريخ

/al.mir.riːx/
/(ɪ)l.mar.riːx/ Moroccan

Where it comes from

From Arabic مَرَخَ (maraḵa, “to rub (together flammable branches), to annoint”); stemming from the red color of the planet being associated with fire, a conception found in archaic synonyms as well.

proper noun الْمِرِّيخ · al-mirrīḵ · -

Mars (planet)
Similar: المُحَرِّق, عَزِيزَان, الأَحْمَر, النَحْسَانِ, paired with Saturn, contrasted with Venus and Mercury, or Venus and Jupiter in another tradition, النَحْس الأَصْغَر, contrasted with Saturn the greater, النَّجْم القَاهِر

In English

Mars planet

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MLA

"المريخ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

المريخ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE

Chicago

"المريخ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {المريخ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}