مرة

See also: مزہ‎, مزه‎, مژه‎, and مزة‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م ر ر‎ (m-r-r).

Pronunciation 1

• 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

   ‏ذَاتَ مَرَّةٍ‎ ― ḏāta marratin ― once; one time

2. (grammar) Ellipsis of اِسْمُ مَرَّةٍ‎ (ismu marratin).

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

Synonyms

• تَارَة‎ f (tāra)

Derived terms

• اِسْم مَرَّة‎ (ism marra)

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 2

• 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

2. 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

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَرْأَة‎ (marʔa, “woman”).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /mə.rə/

Noun

مرة • (mara) f (construct state مرت‎ (murt), plural حريم‎ (ḥarīm))

1. woman

Etymology 2

Root
م ر ر‎
1 term

From Arabic مَرَّة‎ (marra).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /mər.rə/

Noun

مرة • (marra) f (dual مَرِّتين‎ (marritēn) or مَرْتين‎ (martēn), plural مرات‎ (marrāt))

1. (usually used adverbially) 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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /mʊr.rə/

Adjective

مرة • (murra)

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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
م ر ر‎
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَرَّة‎ (marra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marra/

Adverb

مرة • (marra)

1. very, so

   ‏المُدَرِّب مَرَّة شديد‎ ― al-mudarrib marra šadīd ― the coach is very strict

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَرَّة‎ (marra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marra/

Noun

مرة • (marra) f (dual مَرَّتين‎ (marratēn), plural مَرَّات‎ (marrāt))

1. time, instance
2. (adverbially) once

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /murra/

Adjective

مرة • (murra)

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

   ‏القهوة مَرَّة مُرَّة‎ ― al-gahwa marra murra ― the coffee is very bitter!

Etymology 4

From Arabic مَرْأَة‎ (marʔa, “woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mara/

Noun

مرة • (mara) f (construct state مَرَةْ (marat), plural حريم‎ (ḥarīm))

1. (archaic) (vulgar) woman

   Synonym: حُرْمَة‎ (ḥurma)

2. (archaic) wife

   Synonym: زوجة‎ (zōja)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَرْأَة‎ (marʔa, “woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ra/, [ˈmɑ.rˤɑ]

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Noun

مرة • (mara) f (plural نسوان‎ (niswān))

1. woman

   Synonym: ست‎ (sitt)

2. wife

   Synonym: زوجة‎ (zawje)

See also

• جوز‎ (jōz, “husband”)

Etymology 2

Root
م ر ر‎
3 terms

From Arabic مَرَّة‎ (marra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.re/, [ˈmɑrˤ.rˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): /mar.ra/, [ˈmɑrˤ.rˤɑ]

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Noun

مرّة • (marra) f (dual مرتين‎ (marrtēn), plural مرات‎ (marrāt))

1. time, instance
2. (adverbially) once

Derived terms

• بالمرة‎ (bil-marra, “never”)

See also

• وقت‎ (waʔt, “time”)
• زمان‎ (zamān, “time, era”)