мара

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Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mara.

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Noun

ма́ра (máraf inan (genitive ма́ры, nominative plural ма́ры, genitive plural мар)

  1. dream (hope or wish)
    Synonym: мро́я (mrója)

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References

  • мара” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ма́ря (márja, to worry, to stress over), related to мор (mor, plague), умо́ра (umóra, fatigue).

Noun

ма́ра (máraf

  1. (dated) loss of vitality, seizure, blackout
  2. (folklore) ritual commemorating Death and Mortality
    Мара ЛишанкаMara LišankaBulgarian Day of the Dead
  3. (Slavic mythology) death spirit, spectre
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Etymology 2

Either:

Or perhaps a blend of the two sources.

Noun

мара́ (maráf (dialectal)

  1. nightmare
  2. hallucination, delirium, confusion
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Chechen

Etymology

Akin to Hunzib мару (maru) and Ingush мераж (meraž).

Noun

мара (maraclass b2 (ergative меро̄, plural марош)

  1. nose

Lezgi

Noun

мара (mara)

  1. September

Declension

Inflection of мара (mara)
singular
plural
absolutive мара (mara) мараяр (maraär)
ergative маради (maradi) марайри (marajri)
genitive марадин (maradin) марайрин (marajrin)
dative марадиз (maradiz) марайриз (marajriz)
adessive марадив (maradiv) марайрив (marajriv)
adelative марадивай (maradivaj) марайривай (marajrivaj)
addirective марадивди (maradivdi) марайривди (marajrivdi)
postessive марадихъ (maradiq) марайрихъ (marajriq)
postelative марадихъай (maradiqaj) марайрихъай (marajriqaj)
postdirective марадихъди (maradiqdi) марайрихъди (marajriqdi)
subessive марадик (maradik) марайрик (marajrik)
subelative марадикай (maradikaj) марайрикай (marajrikaj)
subdirective марадикди (maradikdi) марайрикди (marajrikdi)
inessive марада (marada) марайра (marajra)
inelative марадай (maradaj) марайрай (marajraj)
superessive марадал (maradal) марайрал (marajral)
superelative марадалай (maradalaj) марайралай (marajralaj)
superdirective марадалди (maradaldi) марайралди (marajraldi)

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mara. Related to мрі́ти (mríty, to loom, to appear indistinctly).

Pronunciation

Noun

мара́ (maráf inan (genitive мари́, nominative plural ма́ри, genitive plural мар)

  1. apparition, ghost, wraith, specter, phantom
    Synonyms: при́вид (prývyd), прима́ра (prymára), приви́ддя (pryvýddja), фанто́м (fantóm)
  2. evil spirit
    Synonym: не́чисть (néčystʹ)
  3. (collective) evil spirits
    Synonym: не́чисть (néčystʹ)
  4. (rare) dream
    Synonym: сновиді́ння (snovydínnja)

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