Arabic

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Alternative forms

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مَرِيد (marīd), مَرَّاد (marrād)

Etymology

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Root
م ر د (m-r-d)

Derived from the active participle of the verb مَرَدَ (marada, to be rebellious).

Adjective

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مَارِد (mārid) (masculine plural مَارِدُون (māridūn) or مَرَدَة (marada) or مُرَّاد (murrād))

  1. recalcitrant, defiant, rebellious, lawless, mutinous, insubordinate, insurrectionary, contumacious
  2. gigantic, giant, giantlike, titanic

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Noun

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مَارِد (māridm (plural مَارِدُون (māridūn) or مَرَدَة (marada) or مُرَّاد (murrād))

  1. rebel, insurgent, mutineer
  2. demon, devil, fiend, evil spirit
  3. bashi-bazouk (irregular Turkish soldier)
  4. giant

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