مغارة

Arabic

Alternative forms

مَغَار (maḡār)

Etymology

Noun of place from the root غ و ر (ḡ w r). Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎙𐎗𐎚 (mġrt), Hebrew מְעָרָה (məʿārā), Classical Syriac ܡܥܪܬܐ (məʿarṯā).

Noun

مَغَارَة • (maḡāra) f (plural مَغَارَات (maḡārāt) or مَغَاوِر (maḡāwir))

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Synonyms: غار (ḡār), كَهْف (kahf)

Declension

Declension of noun **مَغَارَة** (maḡāra)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَغَارَة maḡāra	الْمَغَارَة al-maḡāra	مَغَارَة maḡārat
nominative	مَغَارَةٌ maḡāratun	الْمَغَارَةُ al-maḡāratu	مَغَارَةُ maḡāratu
accusative	مَغَارَةً maḡāratan	الْمَغَارَةَ al-maḡārata	مَغَارَةَ maḡārata
genitive	مَغَارَةٍ maḡāratin	الْمَغَارَةِ al-maḡārati	مَغَارَةِ maḡārati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَغَارَتَيْن maḡāratayn	الْمَغَارَتَيْن al-maḡāratayn	مَغَارَتَيْ maḡāratay
nominative	مَغَارَتَانِ maḡāratāni	الْمَغَارَتَانِ al-maḡāratāni	مَغَارَتَا maḡāratā
accusative	مَغَارَتَيْنِ maḡāratayni	الْمَغَارَتَيْنِ al-maḡāratayni	مَغَارَتَيْ maḡāratay
genitive	مَغَارَتَيْنِ maḡāratayni	الْمَغَارَتَيْنِ al-maḡāratayni	مَغَارَتَيْ maḡāratay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَغَارَات‎; مَغَاوِر maḡārāt‎; maḡāwir	الْمَغَارَات‎; الْمَغَاوِر al-maḡārāt‎; al-maḡāwir	مَغَارَات‎; مَغَاوِر maḡārāt‎; maḡāwir
nominative	مَغَارَاتٌ‎; مَغَاوِرُ maḡārātun‎; maḡāwiru	الْمَغَارَاتُ‎; الْمَغَاوِرُ al-maḡārātu‎; al-maḡāwiru	مَغَارَاتُ‎; مَغَاوِرُ maḡārātu‎; maḡāwiru
accusative	مَغَارَاتٍ‎; مَغَاوِرَ maḡārātin‎; maḡāwira	الْمَغَارَاتِ‎; الْمَغَاوِرَ al-maḡārāti‎; al-maḡāwira	مَغَارَاتِ‎; مَغَاوِرَ maḡārāti‎; maḡāwira
genitive	مَغَارَاتٍ‎; مَغَاوِرَ maḡārātin‎; maḡāwira	الْمَغَارَاتِ‎; الْمَغَاوِرِ al-maḡārāti‎; al-maḡāwiri	مَغَارَاتِ‎; مَغَاوِرِ maḡārāti‎; maḡāwiri

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: mağara
→ Georgian: მაღარო (maɣaro)
→ Ottoman Turkish: مغاره (magare)
- Turkish: mağara
- Crimean Tatar: mağara
→ Persian: مغاره (maġâre)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ و ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مَغَارَة (maḡāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɣaː.re/, [ˈmɣɑː.rˤɑ]
IPA^(key): /mɣaː.ra/, [ˈmɣɑː.rˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

مغارة • (mḡāra) f (plural مغر (muḡor) or مغاير (maḡāyer))

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Synonym: كهف (kahf)