امرؤ
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Arabic[edit]
Root |
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م ر ء (m-r-ʔ) |
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
اِمْرُؤ • (imruʔ) m (definite state الْمَرْء (al-marʔ), dual اِمْرَآن (imraʔān))
- person, human being, "one"
- man
Usage notes[edit]
- The form with the definite article is الْمَرْء (al-marʔ), which often has the meaning of the generic pronoun "one". Note the irregular declension, with the last vowel of the stem assimilating to the case ending.
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun اِمْرُؤ (imruʔ)
Singular | basic singular triptote; singular of irregular noun | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — — |
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Nominative | اِمْرُؤٌ imruʔun |
الْمَرْءُ al-marʔu |
اِمْرُؤُ imruʔu |
Accusative | اِمْرَأً imraʔan |
الْمَرْءَ al-marʔa |
اِمْرَأَ imraʔa |
Genitive | اِمْرِئٍ imriʔin |
الْمَرْءِ al-marʔi |
اِمْرِئِ imriʔi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | اِمْرَأَيْن imraʔayn |
الْمَرْأَيْن al-marʔayn |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʔay |
Nominative | اِمْرَآنِ imraʔāni |
الْمَرْآنِ al-marʔāni |
اِمْرَآ imraʔā |
Accusative | اِمْرَأَيْنِ imraʔayni |
الْمَرْأَيْنِ al-marʔayni |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʔay |
Genitive | اِمْرَأَيْنِ imraʔayni |
الْمَرْأَيْنِ al-marʔayni |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʔay |
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References[edit]
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “مرء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN