"Maria" meaning in Portuguese

See Maria in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /maˈɾi.ɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈɾi.ɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈɾi.a/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈɾi.ɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: Marias [plural]
Rhymes: -iɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Doublet of Miriam. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|Maria}} Old Galician-Portuguese Maria, {{inh|pt|la|Marīa}} Latin Marīa, {{der|pt|grc|Μαρία}} Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), {{der|pt|arc|מרים|tr=Maryām}} Aramaic מרים (Maryām), {{doublet|pt|Miriam}} Doublet of Miriam Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|plural|Marias|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Maria f (plural Marias), {{pt-proper noun|f|Marias}} Maria f (plural Marias)
  1. (biblical) Mary (mother of Jesus) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Virgem Maria, Virgem, Santa Maria, Nossa Senhora
    Sense id: en-Maria-pt-name-90tQyKF~ Categories (other): Biblical characters Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary Tags: feminine Related terms: mariano, marista, Miriam
    Sense id: en-Maria-pt-name-3bpuR2Ss Categories (other): Portuguese female given names, Portuguese given names, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese proper nouns with plurals Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Portuguese proper nouns with plurals: 34 66 Derived forms: ave-maria, banho-maria, Maria Padilha, maria vai com as outras, maria-chiquinha, maria-chuteira, maria-fumaça, maria-rapaz, Mariazinha [diminutive], maricas, Santa Maria, Virgem Maria

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "Maria",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: Maria",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: Maria"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "Maria"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese Maria",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Marīa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Marīa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Μαρία"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Μαρία (María)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "מרים",
        "tr": "Maryām"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic מרים (Maryām)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "Miriam"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Miriam",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Doublet of Miriam.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Marias",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Marias",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Maria f (plural Marias)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Marias"
      },
      "expansion": "Maria f (plural Marias)",
      "name": "pt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ma‧ri‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Biblical characters",
          "orig": "pt:Biblical characters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "Mary (mother of Jesus)"
      ],
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          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ],
        [
          "Mary",
          "Mary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical) Mary (mother of Jesus)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Virgem Maria"
        },
        {
          "word": "Virgem"
        },
        {
          "word": "Santa Maria"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nossa Senhora"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese proper nouns with plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "ave-maria"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "banho-maria"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "Maria Padilha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "maria vai com as outras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "maria-chiquinha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "maria-chuteira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "maria-fumaça"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "maria-rapaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "tags": [
            "diminutive"
          ],
          "word": "Mariazinha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "maricas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "Santa Maria"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "Virgem Maria"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name, equivalent to English Mary"
      ],
      "id": "en-Maria-pt-name-3bpuR2Ss",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Mary",
          "Mary#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "word": "mariano"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "word": "marista"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "word": "Miriam"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈɾi.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈɾi.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈɾi.a/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈɾi.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iɐ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:Maria"
  ],
  "word": "Maria"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese doublets",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese feminine nouns",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese proper nouns",
    "Portuguese proper nouns with plurals",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Aramaic",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/iɐ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/iɐ/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ave-maria"
    },
    {
      "word": "banho-maria"
    },
    {
      "word": "Maria Padilha"
    },
    {
      "word": "maria vai com as outras"
    },
    {
      "word": "maria-chiquinha"
    },
    {
      "word": "maria-chuteira"
    },
    {
      "word": "maria-fumaça"
    },
    {
      "word": "maria-rapaz"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "Mariazinha"
    },
    {
      "word": "maricas"
    },
    {
      "word": "Santa Maria"
    },
    {
      "word": "Virgem Maria"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "Maria",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: Maria",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: Maria"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "Maria"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese Maria",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Marīa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Marīa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Μαρία"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Μαρία (María)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "מרים",
        "tr": "Maryām"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic מרים (Maryām)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "Miriam"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Miriam",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Doublet of Miriam.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Marias",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Marias",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Maria f (plural Marias)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Marias"
      },
      "expansion": "Maria f (plural Marias)",
      "name": "pt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ma‧ri‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mariano"
    },
    {
      "word": "marista"
    },
    {
      "word": "Miriam"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Biblical characters"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mary (mother of Jesus)"
      ],
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        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ],
        [
          "Mary",
          "Mary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical) Mary (mother of Jesus)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Virgem Maria"
        },
        {
          "word": "Virgem"
        },
        {
          "word": "Santa Maria"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nossa Senhora"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese female given names",
        "Portuguese given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name, equivalent to English Mary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Mary",
          "Mary#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈɾi.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈɾi.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈɾi.a/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈɾi.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iɐ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:Maria"
  ],
  "word": "Maria"
}

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