مرآة
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See also: مرأة
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from ر ء ي (r-ʔ-y), the root of the verb رَأَى (raʔā, “to see”).
Pronunciation
Noun
مِرْآة • (mirʔāh) f (dual مِرْآتَانِ (mirʔātāni), plural مَرَاءٍ (marāʔin) or مَرَايَا (marāyā))
Declension
Declension of noun مِرْآة (mirʔāh)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِرْآة mirʔāt |
الْمِرْآة al-mirʔāt |
مِرْآة mirʔāt |
| Nominative | مِرْآةٌ mirʔātun |
الْمِرْآةُ al-mirʔātu |
مِرْآةُ mirʔātu |
| Accusative | مِرْآةً mirʔātan |
الْمِرْآةَ al-mirʔāta |
مِرْآةَ mirʔāta |
| Genitive | مِرْآةٍ mirʔātin |
الْمِرْآةِ al-mirʔāti |
مِرْآةِ mirʔāti |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِرْآتَيْن mirʔātayn |
الْمِرْآتَيْن al-mirʔātayn |
مِرْآتَيْ mirʔātay |
| Nominative | مِرْآتَانِ mirʔātāni |
الْمِرْآتَانِ al-mirʔātāni |
مِرْآتَا mirʔātā |
| Accusative | مِرْآتَيْنِ mirʔātayni |
الْمِرْآتَيْنِ al-mirʔātayni |
مِرْآتَيْ mirʔātay |
| Genitive | مِرْآتَيْنِ mirʔātayni |
الْمِرْآتَيْنِ al-mirʔātayni |
مِرْآتَيْ mirʔātay |
| Plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in); broken plural invariable | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرَائِي; مَرَايَا marāʔī; marāyā |
الْمَرَائِي; الْمَرَايَا al-marāʔī; al-marāyā |
مَرَائِي; مَرَايَا marāʔī; marāyā |
| Nominative | مَرَاءٍ; مَرَايَا marāʔin; marāyā |
الْمَرَائِي; الْمَرَايَا al-marāʔī; al-marāyā |
مَرَائِي; مَرَايَا marāʔī; marāyā |
| Accusative | مَرَائِيَ; مَرَايَا marāʔiya; marāyā |
الْمَرَائِيَ; الْمَرَايَا al-marāʔiya; al-marāyā |
مَرَائِيَ; مَرَايَا marāʔiya; marāyā |
| Genitive | مَرَاءٍ; مَرَايَا marāʔin; marāyā |
الْمَرَائِي; الْمَرَايَا al-marāʔī; al-marāyā |
مَرَائِي; مَرَايَا marāʔī; marāyā |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: مرايا (mrāya)
- Hijazi Arabic: مراية (mirāya)
- Maltese: mera
- Moroccan Arabic: مراية (mrāya)
- Ottoman Turkish: مرآت (mirʾat)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “رءي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN