Mara
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mara"
English
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Mara
- A Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
Derived terms
References
- Colin Yallop, Australian Aboriginal Languages, Andrew Deutsch, 1982, →ISBN.
Etymology 2
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
Mara
- (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Ruth 1:20:
- Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Related terms
Etymology 3
From O'Mara, a variant of O'Meara.
Proper noun
Mara
- A surname from Irish.
Etymology 4
From Sanskrit मर (mara), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”). Doublet of mortality.
Proper noun
Mara
- (Hinduism) The Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
- (Buddhism) The Buddhist archangel of evil or demon
Related terms
Translations
Buddhist demon
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Etymology 5
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Proper noun
Mara
Etymology 6
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
Mara (plural Maras)
- A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of southern Assam and western Burma.
- Synonym: Lakher
Etymology 7
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Proper noun
the Mara
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Diminutive of Martti.
Proper noun
Mara
- a diminutive of the male given name Martti
- (informal) Nickname for Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician and President of Finland (1994–2000)
Declension
| 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. | ||
Statistics
- 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
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
Mara
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| 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. | ||
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Statistics
- The surname Mara belongs to 123 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
Anagrams
Prasuni
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mara (Shtive)[1]
References
- ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “m′ârâ”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
- Jakob Halfmann (2023) Nuristani Theonyms in Light of Historical Phonology, in Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy, pages 321, 324
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Mara f (genitive/dative Marei)
- a female given name
Swahili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mara