مرة

See also: مزہ, مزه, مژه, and مزة

Arabic

Root
م ر ر (m r r)
12 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.ra/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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)
Declension
Declension of noun مَرَّة (marra)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal مَرَّة
marra
الْمَرَّة
al-marra
مَرَّة
marrat
nominative مَرَّةٌ
marratun
الْمَرَّةُ
al-marratu
مَرَّةُ
marratu
accusative مَرَّةً
marratan
الْمَرَّةَ
al-marrata
مَرَّةَ
marrata
genitive مَرَّةٍ
marratin
الْمَرَّةِ
al-marrati
مَرَّةِ
marrati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal مَرَّتَيْن
marratayn
الْمَرَّتَيْن
al-marratayn
مَرَّتَيْ
marratay
nominative مَرَّتَانِ
marratāni
الْمَرَّتَانِ
al-marratāni
مَرَّتَا
marratā
accusative مَرَّتَيْنِ
marratayni
الْمَرَّتَيْنِ
al-marratayni
مَرَّتَيْ
marratay
genitive مَرَّتَيْنِ
marratayni
الْمَرَّتَيْنِ
al-marratayni
مَرَّتَيْ
marratay
plural sound feminine plural‎;
basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَرَّات‎; مِرَار
marrāt‎; mirār
الْمَرَّات‎; الْمِرَار
al-marrāt‎; al-mirār
مَرَّات‎; مِرَار
marrāt‎; mirār
nominative مَرَّاتٌ‎; مِرَارٌ
marrātun‎; mirārun
الْمَرَّاتُ‎; الْمِرَارُ
al-marrātu‎; al-mirāru
مَرَّاتُ‎; مِرَارُ
marrātu‎; mirāru
accusative مَرَّاتٍ‎; مِرَارًا
marrātin‎; mirāran
الْمَرَّاتِ‎; الْمِرَارَ
al-marrāti‎; al-mirāra
مَرَّاتِ‎; مِرَارَ
marrāti‎; mirāra
genitive مَرَّاتٍ‎; مِرَارٍ
marrātin‎; mirārin
الْمَرَّاتِ‎; الْمِرَارِ
al-marrāti‎; al-mirāri
مَرَّاتِ‎; مِرَارِ
marrāti‎; mirāri
Derived terms

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.ra.tan/

Adverb

مَرَّةً • (marratan)

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

Etymology 2.1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mir.ra/

Noun

مِرَّة • (mirraf

  1. bile
    • 1025, ابن سينا [Avicenna], القانون في الطب [Canon Medicinae]‎[1]:
      كرمدانة.
      الماهية: حبها يمدحه الأطباء.
      أعضاء النفض: تسخن القبل جدًا 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.
      [translit?]
  2. (figurative) strength, energy, resilience, constancy
Declension
Declension of noun مِرَّة (mirra)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal مِرَّة
mirra
الْمِرَّة
al-mirra
مِرَّة
mirrat
nominative مِرَّةٌ
mirratun
الْمِرَّةُ
al-mirratu
مِرَّةُ
mirratu
accusative مِرَّةً
mirratan
الْمِرَّةَ
al-mirrata
مِرَّةَ
mirrata
genitive مِرَّةٍ
mirratin
الْمِرَّةِ
al-mirrati
مِرَّةِ
mirrati

Etymology 2.2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mur.ra/

Adjective

مُرَّة • (murraf

  1. feminine singular of مُرّ (murr)

References

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

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa).

Noun

مرة • (maraf (plural عوين (ʔawīn))

  1. woman
    • 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎[2], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, تَثْنِية [Deuteronomy] 21:11:
      وَ كَنْ رَاجِلْ مِنْكُو يِشِيفْ مِنْ الْمَسَاجِينْ دَوْل مَرَةْ جَمِيلَةْ وَ عَزَلْهَا لِتَبْقَى لَيَّهْ مَرَةْ
      And if a man sees a beautiful woman among the captives and chooses her to be his wife

References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[3] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 96

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.ra/, [ˈmɑrːɑ]

Noun

مرّة • (marraf (plural مرّات (marrāt))

  1. a time

Adverb

مرّة • (marra)

  1. once
Usage notes

Sometimes paired with واحدة (waḥda, one): مرّة واحدة (marra waḥda).

Derived terms
  • المرّادي (il-marrādi)

Etymology 2

Merger of Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa) and اِمْرَأَة (imraʔa, woman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ra/, [ˈmɑrɑ]

Noun

مرة • (maraf (plural نسوان (niswān))

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) woman; broad, bitch
    Synonym: حرمة (ḥurma)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, woman).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. woman

Etymology 2

Root
م ر ر
1 term

From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

Pronunciation

Noun

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-jim
    Have 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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

مرة • (murra)

  1. feminine singular of مر (mur, bitter)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
م ر ر
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marra/

Adverb

مرة • (marra)

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marra/

Noun

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

  1. time, instance
  2. (adverbially) once

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /murra/

Adjective

مرة • (murra)

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

Etymology 4

From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, woman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mara/

Noun

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

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, woman).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

مرة • (maraf (plural نسوان (niswān))

  1. woman
    Synonym: ست (sitt)
  2. wife
    Synonym: زوجة (zōje)
See also

Etymology 2

Root
م ر ر
3 terms

From Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. time, instance
  2. (adverbially) once
Derived terms
See also