مرآة

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See also: مرأة

Arabic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

مِرْآة (mirʔāhf, dual مِرْآتَانِ(mirʔātāni), plural مَرَاءٍ(marāʔin) or مَرَايَا(marāyā)

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

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Gulf Arabic: مرايا(mrāya)
  • Hijazi Arabic: مراية(mirāya)
  • Maltese: mera
  • Moroccan Arabic: مراية(mrāya)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مرآت(mirʾat)

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “رءي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN