מרא

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Aramaic

Pronunciation 1

Noun

מרא • (mārā) m (plural מרותא or מריא, singular feminine counterpart מרתא)

  1. lord, master, ruler
  2. owner
  3. pickaxe

Pronunciation 2

Verb

מרא • (mrā)

  1. to imitate, to emulate

Hebrew

Etymology

From מַר (mar, “bitter”).

Proper noun

מָרָא • (mará) f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mara
    1. Name Naomi gives herself on account of her calamities
      • Tanach, Ruth 1:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
        וַתֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן אַל־תִּקְרֶאנָה לִי נָעֳמִי קְרֶאןָ לִי מָרָא כִּי־הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד׃
        Va-tómer aleihén al tiqréna li Na'omí q'réna li Mará ki hemár Shaddáy li m'ód.
        And she said unto them: ‘Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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