Mara
See also: mara, mára, mará, māra, Māra, mära, and Mářa
English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew [Term?] (“bitterness”). The modern given name may also be shortened from Maria or Tamara.
Proper noun
Mara
- (rare) A female given name
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, ruth 1:20::
- Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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Related terms
- Marah
Proper noun
Mara
- (Hinduism) Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
Related terms
- mara
Proper noun
Mara
- (Slavic mythology) Slavic goddess of winter and death; Marena or Maržanna.
Noun
Mara (plural Maras)
- A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of southern Assam and western Burma.
Synonyms
- Lakher
Anagrams
- -rama, ARMA, Amar, Aram, Rama, Rāma, maar
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrɑ/
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ra
Proper noun
Mara
- A diminutive of the male given name Martti
Declension
| Inflection of Mara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mara | Marat | |
| genitive | Maran | Marojen | |
| partitive | Maraa | Maroja | |
| illative | Maraan | Maroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Mara | Marat | |
| accusative | nom. | Mara | Marat |
| gen. | Maran | ||
| genitive | Maran | Marojen Marainrare | |
| partitive | Maraa | Maroja | |
| inessive | Marassa | Maroissa | |
| elative | Marasta | Maroista | |
| illative | Maraan | Maroihin | |
| adessive | Maralla | Maroilla | |
| ablative | Maralta | Maroilta | |
| allative | Maralle | Maroille | |
| essive | Marana | Maroina | |
| translative | Maraksi | Maroiksi | |
| instructive | — | Maroin | |
| abessive | Maratta | Maroitta | |
| comitative | — | Maroineen | |
Anagrams
- maar