Mara

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English

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Mara

  1. A Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
Derived terms
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References

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  • Colin Yallop, Australian Aboriginal Languages, Andrew Deutsch, 1982, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

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From Hebrew מָרָא (mara, “bitterness”), derived from Hebrew מַר (mar, “bitter”). The modern given name may also be shortened from Maria or Tamara.

Proper noun

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Mara

  1. (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
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Etymology 3

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From O'Mara, a variant of O'Meara.

Proper noun

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Mara

  1. A surname from Irish.

Etymology 4

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From Sanskrit मर (mara), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”). Doublet of mortality.

Proper noun

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Mara

  1. (Hinduism) The Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
  2. (Buddhism) The Buddhist archangel of evil or demon
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Translations
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Etymology 5

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Proper noun

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Mara

  1. (Slavic mythology) The Slavic goddess of winter and death; Marena or Maržanna.

Etymology 6

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Noun

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Mara (plural Maras)

  1. A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of southern Assam and western Burma.
    Synonym: Lakher

Etymology 7

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Proper noun

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the Mara

  1. A river in Tanzania and Kenya.
    • 2018 May 16, Ed Yong, “Hippos Poop So Much That Sometimes All the Fish Die”, in The Atlantic‎[2]:
      In the dry season, when the Mara becomes narrower and shallower, certain stretches of it become especially thick with hippos—and their dung.

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Ma‧ra

Etymology 1

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Diminutive of Martti.

Proper noun

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Mara

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Martti
    1. (informal) Nickname for Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician and President of Finland (1994–2000)
Declension
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Inflection of Mara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Mara Marat
genitive Maran Marojen
partitive Maraa Maroja
illative Maraan Maroihin
singular plural
nominative Mara Marat
accusative nom. Mara Marat
gen. Maran
genitive Maran Marojen
Marain rare
partitive Maraa Maroja
inessive Marassa Maroissa
elative Marasta Maroista
illative Maraan Maroihin
adessive Maralla Maroilla
ablative Maralta Maroilta
allative Maralle Maroille
essive Marana Maroina
translative Maraksi Maroiksi
abessive Maratta Maroitta
instructive — Maroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Marani Marani
accusative nom. Marani Marani
gen. Marani
genitive Marani Marojeni
Maraini rare
partitive Maraani Marojani
inessive Marassani Maroissani
elative Marastani Maroistani
illative Maraani Maroihini
adessive Marallani Maroillani
ablative Maraltani Maroiltani
allative Maralleni Maroilleni
essive Maranani Maroinani
translative Marakseni Maroikseni
abessive Marattani Maroittani
instructive — —
comitative — Maroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Marasi Marasi
accusative nom. Marasi Marasi
gen. Marasi
genitive Marasi Marojesi
Maraisi rare
partitive Maraasi Marojasi
inessive Marassasi Maroissasi
elative Marastasi Maroistasi
illative Maraasi Maroihisi
adessive Marallasi Maroillasi
ablative Maraltasi Maroiltasi
allative Marallesi Maroillesi
essive Maranasi Maroinasi
translative Maraksesi Maroiksesi
abessive Marattasi Maroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Maroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maramme Maramme
accusative nom. Maramme Maramme
gen. Maramme
genitive Maramme Marojemme
Maraimme rare
partitive Maraamme Marojamme
inessive Marassamme Maroissamme
elative Marastamme Maroistamme
illative Maraamme Maroihimme
adessive Marallamme Maroillamme
ablative Maraltamme Maroiltamme
allative Marallemme Maroillemme
essive Maranamme Maroinamme
translative Maraksemme Maroiksemme
abessive Marattamme Maroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Maroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maranne Maranne
accusative nom. Maranne Maranne
gen. Maranne
genitive Maranne Marojenne
Marainne rare
partitive Maraanne Marojanne
inessive Marassanne Maroissanne
elative Marastanne Maroistanne
illative Maraanne Maroihinne
adessive Marallanne Maroillanne
ablative Maraltanne Maroiltanne
allative Marallenne Maroillenne
essive Marananne Maroinanne
translative Maraksenne Maroiksenne
abessive Marattanne Maroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Maroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Maransa Maransa
accusative nom. Maransa Maransa
gen. Maransa
genitive Maransa Marojensa
Marainsa rare
partitive Maraansa Marojaan
Marojansa
inessive Marassaan
Marassansa 		Maroissaan
Maroissansa
elative Marastaan
Marastansa 		Maroistaan
Maroistansa
illative Maraansa Maroihinsa
adessive Marallaan
Marallansa 		Maroillaan
Maroillansa
ablative Maraltaan
Maraltansa 		Maroiltaan
Maroiltansa
allative Maralleen
Marallensa 		Maroilleen
Maroillensa
essive Maranaan
Maranansa 		Maroinaan
Maroinansa
translative Marakseen
Maraksensa 		Maroikseen
Maroiksensa
abessive Marattaan
Marattansa 		Maroittaan
Maroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Maroineen
Maroinensa
Statistics
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  • The given name Mara belongs to 10 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), and also belongs to 16 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

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From a Karelian diminutive of some Eastern Orthodox name (in Karelia) and possibly from Swedish mar as a geographical term in Western Finland.[1]

Proper noun

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Mara

  1. a Finnish surname
Declension
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Inflection of Mara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Mara Marat
genitive Maran Marojen
partitive Maraa Maroja
illative Maraan Maroihin
singular plural
nominative Mara Marat
accusative nom. Mara Marat
gen. Maran
genitive Maran Marojen
Marain rare
partitive Maraa Maroja
inessive Marassa Maroissa
elative Marasta Maroista
illative Maraan Maroihin
adessive Maralla Maroilla
ablative Maralta Maroilta
allative Maralle Maroille
essive Marana Maroina
translative Maraksi Maroiksi
abessive Maratta Maroitta
instructive — Maroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Marani Marani
accusative nom. Marani Marani
gen. Marani
genitive Marani Marojeni
Maraini rare
partitive Maraani Marojani
inessive Marassani Maroissani
elative Marastani Maroistani
illative Maraani Maroihini
adessive Marallani Maroillani
ablative Maraltani Maroiltani
allative Maralleni Maroilleni
essive Maranani Maroinani
translative Marakseni Maroikseni
abessive Marattani Maroittani
instructive — —
comitative — Maroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Marasi Marasi
accusative nom. Marasi Marasi
gen. Marasi
genitive Marasi Marojesi
Maraisi rare
partitive Maraasi Marojasi
inessive Marassasi Maroissasi
elative Marastasi Maroistasi
illative Maraasi Maroihisi
adessive Marallasi Maroillasi
ablative Maraltasi Maroiltasi
allative Marallesi Maroillesi
essive Maranasi Maroinasi
translative Maraksesi Maroiksesi
abessive Marattasi Maroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Maroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maramme Maramme
accusative nom. Maramme Maramme
gen. Maramme
genitive Maramme Marojemme
Maraimme rare
partitive Maraamme Marojamme
inessive Marassamme Maroissamme
elative Marastamme Maroistamme
illative Maraamme Maroihimme
adessive Marallamme Maroillamme
ablative Maraltamme Maroiltamme
allative Marallemme Maroillemme
essive Maranamme Maroinamme
translative Maraksemme Maroiksemme
abessive Marattamme Maroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Maroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maranne Maranne
accusative nom. Maranne Maranne
gen. Maranne
genitive Maranne Marojenne
Marainne rare
partitive Maraanne Marojanne
inessive Marassanne Maroissanne
elative Marastanne Maroistanne
illative Maraanne Maroihinne
adessive Marallanne Maroillanne
ablative Maraltanne Maroiltanne
allative Marallenne Maroillenne
essive Marananne Maroinanne
translative Maraksenne Maroiksenne
abessive Marattanne Maroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Maroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Maransa Maransa
accusative nom. Maransa Maransa
gen. Maransa
genitive Maransa Marojensa
Marainsa rare
partitive Maraansa Marojaan
Marojansa
inessive Marassaan
Marassansa 		Maroissaan
Maroissansa
elative Marastaan
Marastansa 		Maroistaan
Maroistansa
illative Maraansa Maroihinsa
adessive Marallaan
Marallansa 		Maroillaan
Maroillansa
ablative Maraltaan
Maraltansa 		Maroiltaan
Maroiltansa
allative Maralleen
Marallensa 		Maroilleen
Maroillensa
essive Maranaan
Maranansa 		Maroinaan
Maroinansa
translative Marakseen
Maraksensa 		Maroikseen
Maroiksensa
abessive Marattaan
Marattansa 		Maroittaan
Maroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Maroineen
Maroinensa

Statistics

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  • The surname Mara belongs to 123 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

Anagrams

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Prasuni

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mara (Shtive)[1]

  1. Mara

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “m′ârâ”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
  • Jakob Halfmann (2023) Nuristani Theonyms in Light of Historical Phonology, in Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy, pages 321, 324

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Mara f (genitive/dative Marei)

  1. a female given name

Swahili

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Proper noun

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Mara

  1. (astronomy) Andromeda
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