ماجرا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَا جَرَى (mā jarā, literally “what happened”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.d͡ʒa.ɾɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.d͡ʒä.ɾɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.d͡ʒä.ɾɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.d͡ʒä.ɾɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.d͡ʒä.ɾɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.d͡ʒæ.ɹɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.d͡ʒä.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mājarā
Dari reading?	mājarā
Iranian reading?	mâjarâ
Tajik reading?	mojaro

Noun

ماجَرا • (mâjarâ) (plural ماجراها (mâjarâ-hâ))

1. event, affair (such as a crime affair)

   ماجرای دریفوس ― mâjarâ-ye dreyfus ― Dreyfus Affair

2. adventure

Derived terms

• ماجراجو (mâjarâju, “adventurer”)
• پرماجرا (por-mâjarâ, “eventful, adventureful”)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: macəra
• → Bashkir: мажара (majara)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: माजरा (mājrā)
  • Urdu: ماجرا (mājrā)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ماجرا
  • Turkish: macera