مر

مر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م ر ر‎ (m-r-r).

Verb

مَرَّ • (marra) I, non-past يَمُرُّ‎‎ (yamurru)

1. to pass, to elapse, to go by, to cross

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَرَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns مَرّ or مُرُور or مَمَرّ)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مَرّ or مُرُور‎ or مَمَرّ‎ marr or murūr or mamarr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَارّ‎ mārr
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمْرُور‎ mamrūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَرَرْتُ‎ marartu	مَرَرْتَ‎ mararta	مَرَّ marra		مَرَرْتُمَا‎ marartumā	مَرَّا‎ marrā		مَرَرْنَا‎ mararnā	مَرَرْتُمْ‎ marartum	مَرُّوا‎ marrū
	f		مَرَرْتِ‎ mararti	مَرَّتْ‎ marrat			مَرَّتَا‎ marratā			مَرَرْتُنَّ‎ marartunna	مَرَرْنَ‎ mararna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمُرُّ‎ ʾamurru	تَمُرُّ‎ tamurru	يَمُرُّ‎ yamurru		تَمُرَّانِ‎ tamurrāni	يَمُرَّانِ‎ yamurrāni		نَمُرُّ‎ namurru	تَمُرُّونَ‎ tamurrūna	يَمُرُّونَ‎ yamurrūna
	f		تَمُرِّينَ‎ tamurrīna	تَمُرُّ‎ tamurru			تَمُرَّانِ‎ tamurrāni			تَمْرُرْنَ‎ tamrurna	يَمْرُرْنَ‎ yamrurna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمُرَّ‎ ʾamurra	تَمُرَّ‎ tamurra	يَمُرَّ‎ yamurra		تَمُرَّا‎ tamurrā	يَمُرَّا‎ yamurrā		نَمُرَّ‎ namurra	تَمُرُّوا‎ tamurrū	يَمُرُّوا‎ yamurrū
	f		تَمُرِّي‎ tamurrī	تَمُرَّ‎ tamurra			تَمُرَّا‎ tamurrā			تَمْرُرْنَ‎ tamrurna	يَمْرُرْنَ‎ yamrurna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمُرَّ‎ or أَمُرِّ‎ or أَمْرُرْ‎ ʾamurra or ʾamurri or ʾamrur	تَمُرَّ‎ or تَمُرِّ‎ or تَمْرُرْ‎ tamurra or tamurri or tamrur	يَمُرَّ‎ or يَمُرِّ‎ or يَمْرُرْ‎ yamurra or yamurri or yamrur		تَمُرَّا‎ tamurrā	يَمُرَّا‎ yamurrā		نَمُرَّ‎ or نَمُرِّ‎ or نَمْرُرْ‎ namurra or namurri or namrur	تَمُرُّوا‎ tamurrū	يَمُرُّوا‎ yamurrū
	f		تَمُرِّي‎ tamurrī	تَمُرَّ‎ or تَمُرِّ‎ or تَمْرُرْ‎ tamurra or tamurri or tamrur			تَمُرَّا‎ tamurrā			تَمْرُرْنَ‎ tamrurna	يَمْرُرْنَ‎ yamrurna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مُرَّ or مُرِّ or اُمْرُرْ‎ murra or murri or umrur			مُرَّا‎ murrā				مُرُّوا‎ murrū
	f		مُرِّي‎ murrī							اُمْرُرْنَ‎ umrurna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	مُرَّ murra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُمَرُّ‎ yumarru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُمَرَّ‎ yumarra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُمَرَّ‎ or يُمَرِّ‎ or يُمْرَرْ‎ yumarra or yumarri or yumrar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Derived terms

• مَرَّ مُرُورَ الْكِرَامِ‎ (marra murūra l-kirāmi)

Verb

مَرَّ • (marra) I, non-past يَمَرُّ‎‎ (yamarru), first-person past مَرِرْتُ‎ (marirtu)

1. to be bitter

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَرَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun مَرَارَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَرَارَة‎ marāra
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَارّ‎ mārr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَرِرْتُ‎ marirtu	مَرِرْتَ‎ marirta	مَرَّ marra		مَرِرْتُمَا‎ marirtumā	مَرَّا‎ marrā		مَرِرْنَا‎ marirnā	مَرِرْتُمْ‎ marirtum	مَرُّوا‎ marrū
	f		مَرِرْتِ‎ marirti	مَرَّتْ‎ marrat			مَرَّتَا‎ marratā			مَرِرْتُنَّ‎ marirtunna	مَرِرْنَ‎ marirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمَرُّ‎ ʾamarru	تَمَرُّ‎ tamarru	يَمَرُّ‎ yamarru		تَمَرَّانِ‎ tamarrāni	يَمَرَّانِ‎ yamarrāni		نَمَرُّ‎ namarru	تَمَرُّونَ‎ tamarrūna	يَمَرُّونَ‎ yamarrūna
	f		تَمَرِّينَ‎ tamarrīna	تَمَرُّ‎ tamarru			تَمَرَّانِ‎ tamarrāni			تَمْرَرْنَ‎ tamrarna	يَمْرَرْنَ‎ yamrarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمَرَّ‎ ʾamarra	تَمَرَّ‎ tamarra	يَمَرَّ‎ yamarra		تَمَرَّا‎ tamarrā	يَمَرَّا‎ yamarrā		نَمَرَّ‎ namarra	تَمَرُّوا‎ tamarrū	يَمَرُّوا‎ yamarrū
	f		تَمَرِّي‎ tamarrī	تَمَرَّ‎ tamarra			تَمَرَّا‎ tamarrā			تَمْرَرْنَ‎ tamrarna	يَمْرَرْنَ‎ yamrarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمَرَّ‎ or أَمَرِّ‎ or أَمْرَرْ‎ ʾamarra or ʾamarri or ʾamrar	تَمَرَّ‎ or تَمَرِّ‎ or تَمْرَرْ‎ tamarra or tamarri or tamrar	يَمَرَّ‎ or يَمَرِّ‎ or يَمْرَرْ‎ yamarra or yamarri or yamrar		تَمَرَّا‎ tamarrā	يَمَرَّا‎ yamarrā		نَمَرَّ‎ or نَمَرِّ‎ or نَمْرَرْ‎ namarra or namarri or namrar	تَمَرُّوا‎ tamarrū	يَمَرُّوا‎ yamarrū
	f		تَمَرِّي‎ tamarrī	تَمَرَّ‎ or تَمَرِّ‎ or تَمْرَرْ‎ tamarra or tamarri or tamrar			تَمَرَّا‎ tamarrā			تَمْرَرْنَ‎ tamrarna	يَمْرَرْنَ‎ yamrarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَرَّ or مَرِّ or اِمْرَرْ‎ marra or marri or imrar			مَرَّا‎ marrā				مَرُّوا‎ marrū
	f		مَرِّي‎ marrī							اِمْرَرْنَ‎ imrarna

Noun

مَرّ • (marr) m

1. passing, passage, going by, transit

Declension

Declension of noun مَرّ (marr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرّ marr	الْمَرّ‎ al-marr	مَرّ marr
Nominative	مَرٌّ marrun	الْمَرُّ‎ al-marru	مَرُّ marru
Accusative	مَرًّا‎ marran	الْمَرَّ‎ al-marra	مَرَّ marra
Genitive	مَرٍّ marrin	الْمَرِّ‎ al-marri	مَرِّ marri

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic מרא‎ / ܡܪܐ‎ (marrā, “shovel”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (GEŠ-MAR /marru/).

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Noun

مَرّ • (marr) m (plural مُرُور‎ (murūr))

1. shovel, spade

Declension

Declension of noun مَرّ (marr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرّ marr	الْمَرّ‎ al-marr	مَرّ marr
Nominative	مَرٌّ marrun	الْمَرُّ‎ al-marru	مَرُّ marru
Accusative	مَرًّا‎ marran	الْمَرَّ‎ al-marra	مَرَّ marra
Genitive	مَرٍّ marrin	الْمَرِّ‎ al-marri	مَرِّ marri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَّيْن‎ marrayn	الْمَرَّيْن‎ al-marrayn	مَرَّيْ‎ marray
Nominative	مَرَّانِ‎ marrāni	الْمَرَّانِ‎ al-marrāni	مَرَّا‎ marrā
Accusative	مَرَّيْنِ‎ marrayni	الْمَرَّيْنِ‎ al-marrayni	مَرَّيْ‎ marray
Genitive	مَرَّيْنِ‎ marrayni	الْمَرَّيْنِ‎ al-marrayni	مَرَّيْ‎ marray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرُور‎ murūr	الْمُرُور‎ al-murūr	مُرُور‎ murūr
Nominative	مُرُورٌ‎ murūrun	الْمُرُورُ‎ al-murūru	مُرُورُ‎ murūru
Accusative	مُرُورًا‎ murūran	الْمُرُورَ‎ al-murūra	مُرُورَ‎ murūra
Genitive	مُرُورٍ‎ murūrin	الْمُرُورِ‎ al-murūri	مُرُورِ‎ murūri

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew מַר‎ (mar), Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ‎ (marrīrā), Akkadian 𒋀 (marru), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗 (mr).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

مُرّ • (murr) (feminine مُرَّة‎ (murra), masculine plural أَمْرَار‎ (ʾamrār), feminine plural مَرَائِر‎ (marāʾir), elative أَمَرّ‎ (ʾamarr))

1. bitter
2. severe
3. sharp
4. painful

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرّ (murr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرّ murr	الْمُرّ‎ al-murr	مُرَّة‎ murra	الْمُرَّة‎ al-murra
Nominative	مُرٌّ murrun	الْمُرُّ‎ al-murru	مُرَّةٌ‎ murratun	الْمُرَّةُ‎ al-murratu
Accusative	مُرًّا‎ murran	الْمُرَّ‎ al-murra	مُرَّةً‎ murratan	الْمُرَّةَ‎ al-murrata
Genitive	مُرٍّ murrin	الْمُرِّ‎ al-murri	مُرَّةٍ‎ murratin	الْمُرَّةِ‎ al-murrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَّيْن‎ murrayn	الْمُرَّيْن‎ al-murrayn	مُرَّتَيْن‎ murratayn	الْمُرَّتَيْن‎ al-murratayn
Nominative	مُرَّانِ‎ murrāni	الْمُرَّانِ‎ al-murrāni	مُرَّتَانِ‎ murratāni	الْمُرَّتَانِ‎ al-murratāni
Accusative	مُرَّيْنِ‎ murrayni	الْمُرَّيْنِ‎ al-murrayni	مُرَّتَيْنِ‎ murratayni	الْمُرَّتَيْنِ‎ al-murratayni
Genitive	مُرَّيْنِ‎ murrayni	الْمُرَّيْنِ‎ al-murrayni	مُرَّتَيْنِ‎ murratayni	الْمُرَّتَيْنِ‎ al-murratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمْرَار‎ ʾamrār	الْأَمْرَار‎ al-ʾamrār	مَرَائِر‎ marāʾir	الْمَرَائِر‎ al-marāʾir
Nominative	أَمْرَارٌ‎ ʾamrārun	الْأَمْرَارُ‎ al-ʾamrāru	مَرَائِرُ‎ marāʾiru	الْمَرَائِرُ‎ al-marāʾiru
Accusative	أَمْرَارًا‎ ʾamrāran	الْأَمْرَارَ‎ al-ʾamrāra	مَرَائِرَ‎ marāʾira	الْمَرَائِرَ‎ al-marāʾira
Genitive	أَمْرَارٍ‎ ʾamrārin	الْأَمْرَارِ‎ al-ʾamrāri	مَرَائِرَ‎ marāʾira	الْمَرَائِرِ‎ al-marāʾiri

Descendants

• Maltese: morr
• → Azerbaijani: mürr
• → Ottoman Turkish: مر‎ (murr)
  • →⇒ Armenian: մռու (mṙu)
• → Persian: مر‎ (murr)

Noun

مُرّ • (murr) m (plural أَمْرَار‎ (ʾamrār))

1. myrrh, the dried sap of Commiphora myrrha

Declension

Declension of noun مُرّ (murr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرّ murr	الْمُرّ‎ al-murr	مُرّ murr
Nominative	مُرٌّ murrun	الْمُرُّ‎ al-murru	مُرُّ murru
Accusative	مُرًّا‎ murran	الْمُرَّ‎ al-murra	مُرَّ murra
Genitive	مُرٍّ murrin	الْمُرِّ‎ al-murri	مُرِّ murri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَّيْن‎ murrayn	الْمُرَّيْن‎ al-murrayn	مُرَّيْ‎ murray
Nominative	مُرَّانِ‎ murrāni	الْمُرَّانِ‎ al-murrāni	مُرَّا‎ murrā
Accusative	مُرَّيْنِ‎ murrayni	الْمُرَّيْنِ‎ al-murrayni	مُرَّيْ‎ murray
Genitive	مُرَّيْنِ‎ murrayni	الْمُرَّيْنِ‎ al-murrayni	مُرَّيْ‎ murray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْرَار‎ ʾamrār	الْأَمْرَار‎ al-ʾamrār	أَمْرَار‎ ʾamrār
Nominative	أَمْرَارٌ‎ ʾamrārun	الْأَمْرَارُ‎ al-ʾamrāru	أَمْرَارُ‎ ʾamrāru
Accusative	أَمْرَارًا‎ ʾamrāran	الْأَمْرَارَ‎ al-ʾamrāra	أَمْرَارَ‎ ʾamrāra
Genitive	أَمْرَارٍ‎ ʾamrārin	الْأَمْرَارِ‎ al-ʾamrāri	أَمْرَارِ‎ ʾamrāri

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: մուռ (muṙ)

Noun

مُرّ • (murr) m (collective, singulative مُرَّة‎ f (murra))

1. myrrh, the plant Commiphora myrrha
2. (obsolete) dandelion (Taraxacum officinale sensu lato)

Declension

Declension of noun مُرّ (murr)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرّ murr	الْمُرّ‎ al-murr	مُرّ murr
Nominative	مُرٌّ murrun	الْمُرُّ‎ al-murru	مُرُّ murru
Accusative	مُرًّا‎ murran	الْمُرَّ‎ al-murra	مُرَّ murra
Genitive	مُرٍّ murrin	الْمُرِّ‎ al-murri	مُرِّ murri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَّة‎ murra	الْمُرَّة‎ al-murra	مُرَّة‎ murrat
Nominative	مُرَّةٌ‎ murratun	الْمُرَّةُ‎ al-murratu	مُرَّةُ‎ murratu
Accusative	مُرَّةً‎ murratan	الْمُرَّةَ‎ al-murrata	مُرَّةَ‎ murrata
Genitive	مُرَّةٍ‎ murratin	الْمُرَّةِ‎ al-murrati	مُرَّةِ‎ murrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَّتَيْن‎ murratayn	الْمُرَّتَيْن‎ al-murratayn	مُرَّتَيْ‎ murratay
Nominative	مُرَّتَانِ‎ murratāni	الْمُرَّتَانِ‎ al-murratāni	مُرَّتَا‎ murratā
Accusative	مُرَّتَيْنِ‎ murratayni	الْمُرَّتَيْنِ‎ al-murratayni	مُرَّتَيْ‎ murratay
Genitive	مُرَّتَيْنِ‎ murratayni	الْمُرَّتَيْنِ‎ al-murratayni	مُرَّتَيْ‎ murratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَّات‎ murrāt	الْمُرَّات‎ al-murrāt	مُرَّات‎ murrāt
Nominative	مُرَّاتٌ‎ murrātun	الْمُرَّاتُ‎ al-murrātu	مُرَّاتُ‎ murrātu
Accusative	مُرَّاتٍ‎ murrātin	الْمُرَّاتِ‎ al-murrāti	مُرَّاتِ‎ murrāti
Genitive	مُرَّاتٍ‎ murrātin	الْمُرَّاتِ‎ al-murrāti	مُرَّاتِ‎ murrāti

Verb

مُرْ • (mur) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَمَرَ‎ (ʾamara)
2. second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَمُرَ‎ (ʾamura)

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “مر”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 576
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 86
• Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 70
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “مر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2699 seqq.
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, pages 979–980
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “مر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 1056 seqq.
• Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 41

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Central Kurdish

Noun

مر (mir)

1. hen

Derived terms

• مامر‎ (mamir)
• مراوی‎ (mrawî)
• مریشک‎ (mrîşk)

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Gilaki

Noun

مر (mar)

1. mother

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُرّ‎ (murr).

Adjective

مر • (murr, mürr)

1. bitter

Descendants

• →⇒ Armenian: մռու (mṙu)

Noun

مر • (murr, mürr)

1. bitterness
2. myrrh

Descendants

• →? Armenian: մուռ (muṙ)

Further reading

• Karapetean, Petros Zēkʿi (1912), “مر”, in Mec baṙaran ōsmanerēnē hayerēn [Great Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Constantinople: Aršak Karōean, page 776b
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “مر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1143b
• Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841), “միւրր”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 648a

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Persian

Noun

مر • (mor)

1. (dialectal, Harat) snake
2. (dialectal, Harat) serpent

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ر ر‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَرَّ‎ (marra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marr/, [mɑrˤ]

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Verb

مرّ • (marr) (form I, present بمرّ‎ (bimorr))

1. to pass, to pass by
2. to undergo

Conjugation

Conjugation of مرّ (marr)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	مرّيت (marrēt)	مرّيت (marrēt)	مرّ (marr)		مرّينا (marrēna)	مرّيتو (marrētu)	مرّو (marru)
	f		مرّيتي (marrēti)	مرّت (marrat)
present	m	بمرّ (bamorr)	بتمرّ (bitmorr)	بمرّ (bimorr)		منمرّ (minmorr)	بتمرّو (bitmorru)	بمرّو (bimorru)
	f		بتمرّي (bitmorri)	بتمرّ (bitmorr)
subjunctive	m	امرّ (amorr)	تمرّ (tmorr)	يمرّ (ymorr)		نمرّ (nmorr)	تمرّو (tmorru)	يمرّو (ymorru)
	f		تمرّي (tmorri)	تمرّ (tmorr)
imperative	m		مرّ (morr)				مرّو (morru)
	f		مرّي (morri)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُرّ‎ (murr).

Adjective

مرّ • (murr) (feminine مرّة‎ (murra))

1. bitter