מרא

Aramaic

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /mɑrɑ/

Noun

מרא • (mārā) m (plural מרותא or מריא, singular feminine counterpart מרתא)

1. lord, master, ruler
2. owner
3. pickaxe

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /mrɑ/

Verb

מרא • (mrā)

1. to imitate, to emulate

Hebrew

Etymology

From מַר (mar, “bitter”).

Proper noun

מָרָא • (mará) f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mara
   1. Name Naomi gives herself on account of her calamities
      • Tanach, Ruth 1:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

        וַתֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן אַל־תִּקְרֶאנָה לִי נָעֳמִי קְרֶאןָ לִי מָרָא כִּי־הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד׃

        Va-tómer aleihén al tiqréna li Na'omí q'réna li Mará ki hemár Shaddáy li m'ód.

        And she said unto them: ‘Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.