مارو

Hassaniya Arabic

مارو

Etymology

An areal word borrowed from a local language. Compare Wolof malo, Nafaanra malo, Dyula malo, Ewe mɔlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːrˤu/

Noun

مارو (māṛu) m

1. rice

References

• Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred (2010), Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 476

Punjabi

Noun

مارو • (māro)

1. vocative plural of مار (mār)

Verb

مارو • (māro)

1. inflection of مارݨا (mārṇā):
   1. second-person singular polite future subjunctive
   2. second-person masculine plural future subjunctive
   3. second-person singular polite imperative
   4. second/third-person plural familiar imperative