امرؤ

امرؤ

See also: آمرو‎, أمرو‎, and امرو‎

Arabic

Alternative forms

• اِمْرَأ‎ (imraʾ), مَرْء‎ (marʾ)

Etymology

From the root م ر ء‎ (m-r-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.ruʔ/

Noun

اِمْرُؤ • (imruʾ) m (definite state الْمَرْء‎ (al-marʾ), dual اِمْرَآن‎ (imraʾān))

1. person, human being, "one"
2. man

Usage notes

• The form with the definite article is الْمَرْء‎ (al-marʾ), which often has the meaning of the generic pronoun "one". Note the irregular declension, with the last vowel of the stem assimilating to the case ending.

Declension

Declension of noun اِمْرُؤ (imruʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote‎; singular of irregular noun
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	— —	— —	— —
Nominative	اِمْرُؤٌ imruʾun	الْمَرْءُ‎ al-marʾu	اِمْرُؤُ imruʾu
Accusative	اِمْرَأً‎ imraʾan	الْمَرْءَ‎ al-marʾa	اِمْرَأَ‎ imraʾa
Genitive	اِمْرِئٍ‎ imriʾin	الْمَرْءِ‎ al-marʾi	اِمْرِئِ‎ imriʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِمْرَأَيْن‎ imraʾayn	الْمَرْأَيْن‎ al-marʾayn	اِمْرَأَيْ‎ imraʾay
Nominative	اِمْرَآنِ‎ imraʾāni	الْمَرْآنِ‎ al-marʾāni	اِمْرَآ‎ imraʾā
Accusative	اِمْرَأَيْنِ‎ imraʾayni	الْمَرْأَيْنِ‎ al-marʾayni	اِمْرَأَيْ‎ imraʾay
Genitive	اِمْرَأَيْنِ‎ imraʾayni	الْمَرْأَيْنِ‎ al-marʾayni	اِمْرَأَيْ‎ imraʾay

Synonyms

• (man): رَجُل‎ (rajul)
• (human being, person): إِنْسَان‎ (ʾinsān)

Related terms

• اِمْرَأَة‎ (imraʾa, “woman”)
• مُرُوءَة‎ (murūʾa)
• مَرِيء‎ (marīʾ)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “مرء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN