Mara

See also mara, mära, and Māra

English

Etymology 1

From Hebrew, meaning bitterness. The modern given name may also be shortened from Maria or Tamara.

Proper noun

Mara

1. (biblical, otherwise rare) A female given name
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), ruth 1:20:

     Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Related terms

• Marah

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mara

1. (Hinduism) Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Mara

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

Etymology 4

Noun

Wikipedia Mara (plural Maras)

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

Synonyms

• Lakher

Anagrams

• maar
• rama, Rama

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɑrɑ/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ra

Proper noun

Mara

1. A diminutive of the male given name Martti

Declension

Declension of Mara (type kala) singular plural nominative Mara Marat genitive Maran Marojen Marain1 partitive Maraa Maroja accusative Mara Maran Marat inessive Marassa Maroissa elative Marasta Maroista illative Maraan Maroihin adessive Maralla Maroilla ablative Maralta Maroilta allative Maralle Maroille essive Marana Maroina translative Maraksi Maroiksi instructive – Maroin abessive Maratta Maroitta comitative – Maroineen 1) Rare.