Mari
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Akkadian 𒈠𒌷𒆠 (ma-riki), from Mer, an ancient storm/patron deity of Mesopotamia and Syria.[1][2][3] Also see Nûr-Mêr.
Proper noun edit
Mari
- (historical) An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.
Further reading edit
- Mari, Syria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Western Mari мари (mari, “Mari language term for the Mari”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑːɹi
Noun edit
Mari pl (plural only)
- A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.
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Proper noun edit
Mari
- A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people.
- Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.
Usage notes edit
There are two written varieties of Mari, one called Meadow Mari or Eastern Mari, and the other Hill Mari or Western Mari. The speakers of the former outnumber those of the latter by 10 to 1 or more, depending on which source one believes. The English Wiktionary uses the code mhr for Eastern Mari and the code mrj for Western Mari.
Synonyms edit
- (language): Cheremis (dated)
Meronyms edit
- (Uralic language spoken by the Mari):
Translations edit
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Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Mari
- An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Synonyms edit
- (language): Hop
References edit
- ^ Tinney, Steve; Novotny, Jamie; Robson, Eleanor; Veldhuis, Niek, eds. (2020). "Mari [1] (SN)". Oracc (Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus). Oracc Steering Committee.
- ^ Green, Alberto Ravinell Whitney (2003). The Storm-god in the Ancient Near East. Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego. 8. Eisenbrauns.
- ^ Oldenburg, Ulf (1969). The Conflict between El and Ba'al in Canaanite Religion. Dissertationes ad Historiam Religionum Pertinentes. 3.
Etymology 4 edit
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Mari
- A female given name from Japanese
- 2010 March 9, Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal, Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals, Corwin Press, →ISBN:
- Our colleague, Mari Takahashi Parker (1993), compared schools in the United States and in Japan. She found that in the United States, principals tended to feel the weight of just about everything on their shoulders.
- 2018, Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons, HMH Books For Young Readers, →ISBN, page 40:
- He hopped across and went to lift Mari, but she shook her head and jumped over [by] herself.
Further reading edit
- Ethnologue entry for Mari, chm
- Ethnologue entry for Meadow Mari, mhr
- Ethnologue entry for Hill Mari, mrj
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Mari
- (biblical) Mary
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
Catalan edit
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Mari m
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Short for Maria; also identical with Estonian mari (“berry”).
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Mari
- a female given name from Hebrew
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Finnish edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Traditional short form of Maria.
Proper noun edit
Mari
- a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
- 1986, Aune Torkell, Kaukana toisiamme lähellä, SLEY-kirjat, →ISBN, page 118:
- ―Vai Mari siusta tuli, isomummon kaima. Suokoo Jumala et siun elämä ois onnellisempaa ko miun äetrukan, mummi sanoi vauvalle ja kuiskasi sitten niin kuin silloin, kun ensimmäisen kerran hänet näki ja risti sormellaan hänen otsansa:
―Jeesus lasta siunakkoo!
―Myöskin Akun äidin nimi oli Mari, äiti sanoi.
Mummin iloinen ilme muuttui no johan mie aattelin -ilmeeksi. [ - - - ] Samalla hän rupatteli:
―Taisin ihan punaseks lehahtaa ko pappi sano lapse nimen. Luulin et Marja tai Maija, ko Maikiks toisinaa sanoitte.- ―So you were named Mari, the same as your grandmother. God grant you your life to be happier than for poor mother me, the grandmother said to the baby and then whispered like when she saw her for the first time and made a cross with her fingers over her forehead:
―Jesus bless this child!
―Aku's mother too was called Mari, the mother said.
Grandmother's happy expression turned into a 'I was thinking about it' one. [ - - - ] At the same time, she chatted:
―I think I turned all red when the priest said her name. I thought Marja or Maija, when you call her Maikki after all.
- ―So you were named Mari, the same as your grandmother. God grant you your life to be happier than for poor mother me, the grandmother said to the baby and then whispered like when she saw her for the first time and made a cross with her fingers over her forehead:
- 1997, Jorma Palo, Uitettu rotta, WSOY, →ISBN, page 36:
- Nyt Mari makasi olohuoneen sohvalla ja katseli televisiota. Hänen oikea nimensä oli Sari, mutta hän oli niin Marilyn Monroen näköinen, että hänen luontevin nimensä oli Mari.
- Now Mari was lying on the living room couch watching television. Her real name was Sari, but she looked so much like Marilyn Monroe that her most natural name was Mari.
- 2007, Riikka Pulkkinen, Raja, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 29:
- Ikää on kuusitoista vuotta. Nimi on arkinen Mari, kaksitavuinen tynkeä Mari. Mari on kiltin tytön nimi.
- Sixteen years of age. Name such a plain one as Mari, a disyllabic, stubby Mari. Mari is a name a nice girl would have.
Declension edit
Inflection of Mari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Mari | Marit | ||
genitive | Marin | Marien | ||
partitive | Maria | Mareja | ||
illative | Mariin | Mareihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Mari | Marit | ||
accusative | nom. | Mari | Marit | |
gen. | Marin | |||
genitive | Marin | Marien | ||
partitive | Maria | Mareja | ||
inessive | Marissa | Mareissa | ||
elative | Marista | Mareista | ||
illative | Mariin | Mareihin | ||
adessive | Marilla | Mareilla | ||
ablative | Marilta | Mareilta | ||
allative | Marille | Mareille | ||
essive | Marina | Mareina | ||
translative | Mariksi | Mareiksi | ||
abessive | Maritta | Mareitta | ||
instructive | — | Marein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- Mari is the 41st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 15,095 female individuals (and as a middle name to 9,313 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2 edit
See mari (“Mari”).
Proper noun edit
Mari
- (uncountable) Mari Republic
- Synonym: Marin tasavalta
Declension edit
Inflection of Mari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Mari | — | ||
genitive | Marin | — | ||
partitive | Maria | — | ||
illative | Mariin | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Mari | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Mari | — | |
gen. | Marin | |||
genitive | Marin | — | ||
partitive | Maria | — | ||
inessive | Marissa | — | ||
elative | Marista | — | ||
illative | Mariin | — | ||
adessive | Marilla | — | ||
ablative | Marilta | — | ||
allative | Marille | — | ||
essive | Marina | — | ||
translative | Mariksi | — | ||
abessive | Maritta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams edit
Greenlandic edit
Alternative forms edit
- Mare (old orthography)
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Mari
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
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Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Clipping and -i diminutive of Mária (changing -á- to -a-).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mari
- a diminutive of the female given name Mária, from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Mari | Marik |
accusative | Marit | Marikat |
dative | Marinak | Mariknak |
instrumental | Marival | Marikkal |
causal-final | Mariért | Marikért |
translative | Marivá | Marikká |
terminative | Mariig | Marikig |
essive-formal | Mariként | Marikként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Mariban | Marikban |
superessive | Marin | Marikon |
adessive | Marinál | Mariknál |
illative | Mariba | Marikba |
sublative | Marira | Marikra |
allative | Marihoz | Marikhoz |
elative | Mariból | Marikból |
delative | Mariról | Marikról |
ablative | Maritól | Mariktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Marié | Mariké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Mariéi | Marikéi |
Possessive forms of Mari | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Marim | Marijaim |
2nd person sing. | Marid | Marijaid |
3rd person sing. | Marija | Marijai |
1st person plural | Marink | Marijaink |
2nd person plural | Maritok | Marijaitok |
3rd person plural | Marijuk | Marijaik |
Icelandic edit
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Mari m
- a male given name
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
- Patronymic/short form of the medieval name Ademaro, Adimaro.
- Patronymic/short form of Mario.
- Short form of Amari, or a nickname from amaro (“bitter”).
Proper noun edit
Mari m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
A traditional vernacular form of Maria.
Proper noun edit
Mari
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
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Spanish edit
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Mari f
- (colloquial) Clipping of María.
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Audio (file)
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Mari c (genitive Maris)
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary, a less common spelling of Marie
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmarɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmaːri/, /ˈmari/
Proper noun edit
Mari
- a female given name, equivalent to English Mary
Derived terms edit
- Mari crych (“a kind of cider apple”)
- Mari Lwyd (“Mari Lwyd, a wassailing folk custom”)
- Mari waedlyd (“love-lies-bleeding Amaranthus caudatus”)
- pêr Mari Harri (“a kind of orange-coloured pear”)
- plant Mari (“derogatory term for Roman Catholics or the Irish, "Mary's children"”)
- sgyrsiyn Mari Huw (“an excursion on a canal boat”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Mari | Fari | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Mari”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies