مرا
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Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contraction of first person singular pronoun من (man) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, Itself from Proto-Indo-European *éǵH-om; and the direct-object particle را (râ).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ˈma.ɾɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mǽ.ɹɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mǽ.ɾɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | marā |
| Dari reading? | marā |
| Iranian reading? | marâ |
| Tajik reading? | maro |
Pronoun[edit]
| Dari | مرا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | маро |
مرا • (marâ)
- form of من (man) with the oblique particle را (râ), used to generate dative, genitive, and accusative forms for the first person singular pronoun.
- مرا دیدی؟(accusative)
- marâ dīdī?
- Did you see me?
- مرا گویی که رایی؟(dative)
- marâ gōyī kirâ-yī?
- You ask me "who are you?"
- مرا عهدیست با جانان(genitive)
- marâ a'hdêst bâ jânân
- I have a covenant with the Beloved.
- a second-person pronoun; تو (to, “you”) as a grammatical object, "me".
See also[edit]
- ترا (torâ, torâ)
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa, “woman”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
مرا • (mara) f (plural نسوان (niswān))
See also[edit]
- جوز (jōz, “husband”)
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