عرس

Meaning

wedding, the occasion of concluding marriage; wedding-feast, marriage-feast

Concepts

wedding

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marriage

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nuptials

hymeneals

wedding ceremony

marriage ceremony

give a wedding feast

gamete

intermarriage

marry off

weddings

ceremony

Synonyms

زفاف

زواج

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Translations

nozze

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mariage

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boda

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Hochzeit

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matrimonio

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noces

nuptiae

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sposalizio

casamento

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épousailles

Trauung

cérémonie de mariage

Vermählung

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Eheschließung

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Heirat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʕurs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic עַרְסָא / ܥܲܪܣܵܐ (ʕarsā, “bed, litter, luxurious couch etc.”), originally referring to the ceremonial presentation of a bride to her husband for marriage to be consumed. Doublet of عَرْش (ʕarš, “throne”), regular cognate to the Aramaic since Proto-Semitic s₂ gives Arabic š and Aramaic s. The vocalism of the present word, if not merely being owed to the reduced ă of the ḥaṭaf pataḥ in the absolute state, needs to represent an unattested dialectal Aramaic form, like Old Armenian կուղբ (kułb, “beaver”) is from ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā, “dog”)