"mara" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mara.flac [Kenya] Forms: mara [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَرَّة (marra). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|مَرَّة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic مَرَّة (marra), {{bor+|sw|ar|مَرَّة}} Borrowed from Arabic مَرَّة (marra), {{root|sw|ar|م ر ر}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mara, {{sw-noun|n}} mara (n class, plural mara)
  1. time (used to form adverbial numbers, as in "one time" (i.e. once)) Tags: class-10, class-9 Derived forms: mara kwa mara (english: from time to time, occasionally), mara moja (english: once; immediately, right away)
    Sense id: en-mara-sw-noun-AQJasWaw Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for mara meaning in Swahili (1.8kB)

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