مرة

See also: مزہ, مزه, مژه, and مزة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م ر ر (m-r-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.ra/

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Noun

مَرَّة • (marra) f (plural مَرَّات (marrāt) or مِرَار (mirār))

1. (usually used adverbially) a time, instance, occurrence
2. (grammar) Ellipsis of اِسْمُ مَرَّةٍ (ismu marratin).

Derived terms

• اِسْم مَرَّة (ism marra)

Declension

Declension of noun مَرَّة (marra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَّة marra	الْمَرَّة al-marra	مَرَّة marrat
Nominative	مَرَّةٌ marratun	الْمَرَّةُ al-marratu	مَرَّةُ marratu
Accusative	مَرَّةً marratan	الْمَرَّةَ al-marrata	مَرَّةَ marrata
Genitive	مَرَّةٍ marratin	الْمَرَّةِ al-marrati	مَرَّةِ marrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَّتَيْن marratayn	الْمَرَّتَيْن al-marratayn	مَرَّتَيْ marratay
Nominative	مَرَّتَانِ marratāni	الْمَرَّتَانِ al-marratāni	مَرَّتَا marratā
Accusative	مَرَّتَيْنِ marratayni	الْمَرَّتَيْنِ al-marratayni	مَرَّتَيْ marratay
Genitive	مَرَّتَيْنِ marratayni	الْمَرَّتَيْنِ al-marratayni	مَرَّتَيْ marratay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَّات‎; مِرَار marrāt‎; mirār	الْمَرَّات‎; الْمِرَار al-marrāt‎; al-mirār	مَرَّات‎; مِرَار marrāt‎; mirār
Nominative	مَرَّاتٌ‎; مِرَارٌ marrātun‎; mirārun	الْمَرَّاتُ‎; الْمِرَارُ al-marrātu‎; al-mirāru	مَرَّاتُ‎; مِرَارُ marrātu‎; mirāru
Accusative	مَرَّاتٍ‎; مِرَارًا marrātin‎; mirāran	الْمَرَّاتِ‎; الْمِرَارَ al-marrāti‎; al-mirāra	مَرَّاتِ‎; مِرَارَ marrāti‎; mirāra
Genitive	مَرَّاتٍ‎; مِرَارٍ marrātin‎; mirārin	الْمَرَّاتِ‎; الْمِرَارِ al-marrāti‎; al-mirāri	مَرَّاتِ‎; مِرَارِ marrāti‎; mirāri

Noun

مِرَّة • (mirra) f

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Declension

Declension of noun مِرَّة (mirra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرَّة mirra	الْمِرَّة al-mirra	مِرَّة mirrat
Nominative	مِرَّةٌ mirratun	الْمِرَّةُ al-mirratu	مِرَّةُ mirratu
Accusative	مِرَّةً mirratan	الْمِرَّةَ al-mirrata	مِرَّةَ mirrata
Genitive	مِرَّةٍ mirratin	الْمِرَّةِ al-mirrati	مِرَّةِ mirrati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.ra.tan/

Adverb

مَرَّةً • (marratan)

1. once

   حَرَصَ جُحَا عَلَى تَجَنُّبِ غَضَبِ زَوْجَتِهِ وَمَرَّةً...

   ḥaraṣa juḥā ʕalā tajannubi ḡaḍabi zawjatihi wamarratan...

   Joha was keen to avoid his wife's anger and once ...

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mur.ra/

Adjective

مُرَّة • (murra) f

1. feminine singular of مُرّ (murr)

References

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

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Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

• (woman): IPA^(key): /mərə/
• (time, instance; once): IPA^(key): /mərːə/
• (bitter): IPA^(key): /mʊrːə/

Etymology 1

From Classical Arabic اِمْرَأَة (imraʔa, “woman”), feminine of مَرْء (marʔ, “man, Man, human”). Possible Doublet of مرت (murt, “wife (of)”).

Noun

مَرَة • (mara)

1. (singular only) woman

Usage notes

• Just like Classical Arabic, the noun uses an irregular suppleted form for its plural word. In Gulf Arabic, that word is حريم (ḥarīm).
• The form uses the irregular construct state form of مرت (murt, “wife (of)”, literally “woman of”).

Etymology 2

From Classical Arabic مَرَّة (marra).

Noun

مَرَّة • (marra) (dual مَرِّتين (marritēm) or مَرْتين (martēn), plural مَرَّات (marrāt))

1. time, instance

   في مرة رحت الجم؟ ― fī marra riḥt il-jim? ― Have you ever been to the gym (literally, “Has there been a time (in which you) went (to the) gym?”)

   20 ألف مرة قتلك دير بالك على تلفونك وآخر شي هم ضيعته! ― I told 20 thousand times to mind your phone yet you still lost it!

Etymology 3

From Classical Arabic Arabic مُرَّة (murra), feminine of مُرّ (murr).

Adjective

مُرَّة • (murra)

1. feminine singular of مر (mur, “bitter”)