مرة

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See also: مزہ, مزه, مژه, and مزة

Arabic

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Root
م ر ر (m r r)
12 terms

Etymology 1.1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mar.ra/
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Noun

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مَرَّة (marraf (plural مَرَّات (marrāt) or مِرَار (mirār))

  1. (usually used adverbially) a time, instance, occurrence
    Synonyms: تَارَة (tāra), كَرَّة (karra)
    ذَاتَ مَرَّةٍḏāta marratinonce; one time
  2. (grammar) Ellipsis of اِسْمُ مَرَّةٍ (ismu marratin).
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Etymology 1.2

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Adverb

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مَرَّةً (marratan)

  1. once
    حَرَصَ جُحَا عَلَى تَجَنُّبِ غَضَبِ زَوْجَتِهِ وَمَرَّةً...
    ḥaraṣa juḥā ʕalā tajannubi ḡaḍabi zawjatihi wamarratan...
    Joha was keen to avoid his wife's anger and once ...

Etymology 2.1

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مِرَّة (mirraf

  1. bile
    • 1025, ابن سينا [Avicenna], القانون في الطب [Canon Medicinae]‎[1]:
      كرمدانة.
      الماهية: حبها يمدحه الأطباء.
      أعضاء النفض: تسخن القبل جداً وتسهل الماء والمرّة.
      Myrtle seed.
      What it is: Its seed is praised by the physicians.
      Palpitating organs: It heats the front well and releases the waters and bile.
  2. (figurative) strength, energy, resilience, constancy
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Etymology 2.2

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Adjective

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مُرَّة (murraf

  1. feminine singular of مُرّ (murr)

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, woman).

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Noun

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مرة (maraf (construct state مرت (murt), plural حريم (ḥarīm))

  1. woman

Etymology 2

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Root
م ر ر
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From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

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مرة (marraf (dual مَرِّتين (marritēn) or مَرْتين (martēn), plural مرات (marrāt))

  1. (usually used adverbially) time, instance
    في مرة رحت الجم؟fī marra riḥt il-jimHave you ever been to the gym? (literally, “Has there been a time (in which you) went (to the) gym?”)
    20 ألف مرة قتلك دير بالك على تلفونك وآخر شي هم ضيعته!I told 20 thousand times to mind your phone yet you still lost it!

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Adjective

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مرة (murra)

  1. feminine singular of مر (mur, bitter)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
م ر ر
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Etymology 1

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From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

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Adverb

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مرة (marra)

  1. very, so
    المُدَرِّب مَرَّة شديدal-mudarrib marra šadīdthe coach is very strict

Etymology 2

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From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

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Noun

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مرة (marraf (dual مَرَّتين (marratēn), plural مَرَّات (marrāt))

  1. time, instance
  2. (adverbially) once

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Adjective

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مرة (murra)

  1. feminine singular of مر (murr, bitter)
    القهوة مَرَّة مُرَّةal-gahwa marra murrathe coffee is very bitter!

Etymology 4

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From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, woman).

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مرة (maraf (construct state مَرَةْ (marat), plural حريم (ḥarīm))

  1. (archaic) (vulgar) woman
    Synonym: حُرْمَة (ḥurma)
  2. (archaic) wife
    Synonym: زوجة (zōja)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, woman).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ra/, [ˈmɑ.rˤɑ]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Noun

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مرة (maraf (plural نسوان (niswān))

  1. woman
    Synonym: ست (sitt)
  2. wife
    Synonym: زوجة (zawje)
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Etymology 2

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Root
م ر ر
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From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mar.re/, [ˈmɑrˤ.rˤɑ]
  • IPA(key): /mar.ra/, [ˈmɑrˤ.rˤɑ]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Noun

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مرّة (marraf (dual مرتين (marrtēn), plural مرات (marrāt))

  1. time, instance
  2. (adverbially) once
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