مرآة

See also: مرأة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from ر ء ي (r-ʔ-y), the root of the verb رَأَى (raʔā, “to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mir.ʔaːh/

Noun

مِرْآة • (mirʔāh) f (dual مِرْآتَانِ (mirʔātāni), plural مَرَاءٍ (marāʔin) or مَرَايَا (marāyā))

1. mirror

   Synonyms: (dialect) مِنْظَرَة (minẓara), (obsolete, poetic) مَاوِيَّة (māwiyya), (obsolete, poetic, accidentally acquired this meaning) سَجَنْجَل (sajanjal)

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