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مرآة

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See also: مرأة

Arabic

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Etymology

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Tool noun from ر ء ي (r-ʔ-y), the root of the verb رَأَى (raʔā, to see).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مِرْآة (mirʔāhf (dual مِرْآتَانِ (mirʔātāni), plural مَرَاءٍ (marāʔin) or مَرَايَا (marāyā))

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    Synonyms: (dialect) مِنْظَرَة (minẓara), (obsolete, poetic) مَاوِيَّة (māwiyya), (obsolete, poetic, accidentally acquired this meaning) سَجَنْجَل (sajanjal)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: مرايا (mrāya)
  • Hijazi Arabic: مراية (mirāya)
  • Maltese: mera
  • Moroccan Arabic: مراية (mrāya)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مرآت (mirʾat)

References

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