ماجرا

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Persian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. event, affair (such as a crime affair)
    ماجرای دریفوسmâjarâ-ye dreyfusDreyfus Affair
  2. adventure

Derived terms

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Descendants

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