"mara" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.ra/
Etymology: From Arabic اِمْرَأة (imraʔa, “woman; wife”). Formally, a backformation from the latter’s definite form اَلْمَرْأة (al-marʔa) as in most modern Arabic dialects. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|اِمْرَأة|t=woman; wife}} Arabic اِمْرَأة (imraʔa, “woman; wife”), {{m|ar|اَلْمَرْأة}} اَلْمَرْأة (al-marʔa) Head templates: {{mt-noun|cons=mart|cons2=mrat|cons2q=archaic|g=f|m=raġel|m2=żewġ|p=nisa}} mara f (construct state mart or (archaic) mrat, plural nisa, masculine raġel or żewġ) Inflection templates: {{mt-infl-noun-auto|mart}}, {{mt-infl-noun|marti|martek|martu|martha|martna|martkom|marthom}}, {{mt-infl-noun-auto|mrat}}, {{mt-infl-noun|mrati|mratek|mratu|mratha|mratna|mratkom|mrathom}} Forms: mart [construct], mrat [archaic, construct], nisa [plural], raġel [masculine], żewġ [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], marti [first-person, singular], martna [first-person, plural], martek [second-person, singular], martkom [plural, second-person], martu [masculine, singular, third-person], martha [feminine, singular, third-person], marthom [plural, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], mrati [first-person, singular], mratna [first-person, plural], mratek [second-person, singular], mratkom [plural, second-person], mratu [masculine, singular, third-person], mratha [feminine, singular, third-person], mrathom [plural, third-person]
  1. woman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mara-mt-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. wife Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mara-mt-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. female (of an animal) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mara-mt-noun-9jJEM3oN Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Family Derived forms: mara tad-dar, mara tad-dnub
Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "nisa",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "raġel",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "żewġ",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "martu",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "martha",
      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "marthom",
      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mratu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mratha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mrathom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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        "p": "nisa"
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  "pos": "noun",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.ra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mara"
}
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    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
    {
      "word": "mara tad-dnub"
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      "tags": [
        "construct"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "construct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisa",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raġel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żewġ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "marti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "martna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "martek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "martkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "martu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "martha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marthom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-infl-noun-auto",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mrati",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mratna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mratek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mratkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mratu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mratha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mrathom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "mart",
        "cons2": "mrat",
        "cons2q": "archaic",
        "g": "f",
        "m": "raġel",
        "m2": "żewġ",
        "p": "nisa"
      },
      "expansion": "mara f (construct state mart or (archaic) mrat, plural nisa, masculine raġel or żewġ)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mart"
      },
      "name": "mt-infl-noun-auto"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "marti",
        "2": "martek",
        "3": "martu",
        "4": "martha",
        "5": "martna",
        "6": "martkom",
        "7": "marthom"
      },
      "name": "mt-infl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mrat"
      },
      "name": "mt-infl-noun-auto"
    },
    {
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        "4": "mratha",
        "5": "mratna",
        "6": "mratkom",
        "7": "mrathom"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "female (of an animal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.ra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mara"
}

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