"Marj" meaning in All languages combined

See Marj on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /mɑɹd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /mɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: See Margaret, Marjorie, etc. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Marj
  1. Alternative form of Marge, a diminutive of various female given names including Margaret and Marjorie. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Marge (extra: a diminutive of various female given names including Margaret and Marjorie)
    Sense id: en-Marj-en-name-MKRuo9i7 Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 79 2 19 Disambiguation of English female given names: 78 2 21 Disambiguation of English given names: 73 2 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /mɑɹd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /mɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: al-Marj [alternative], Al Marj [alternative], Merj [alternative], el-Merj [alternative], El Merj [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: From Arabic المَرْج (al-Marj), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + مَرْج (marj, “meadow”). Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{bor|en|ar|المَرْج|tr=al-Marj}} Arabic المَرْج (al-Marj) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Marj
  1. A city in Libya, the ancient Barca and medieval Barqa. Categories (place): Cities in Libya, Places in Libya Translations (Libyan city — see also Barca, Barqa): المَرْج (al-Marj) (Arabic), المرج (el-Merj) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), Мардж (Mardž) (Bulgarian), al-Mardsch (German), मर्ज (marj) [masculine] (Hindi), مرج (Persian), Эль-Мардж (Elʹ-Mardž) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Marj-en-name-My3Q8Qf5 Disambiguation of 'Libyan city — see also Barca, Barqa': 63 37
  2. A district of Jabal al Akhdar Governorate, Libya, around the city. Categories (place): Districts of Libya, Places in Libya
    Sense id: en-Marj-en-name-F51u2PQH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 6 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 1 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 4 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 4 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 30 14 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 11 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 30 14 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 5 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 33 11 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 36 10 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 4 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Barca, Barce, Barke, Barka, Barqa, Barqah [historical]
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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