مرارة

Arabic

Root
م ر ر (m-r-r)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.raː.ra/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /mar.raː.ra/

Noun

مَرَارَة • (marāra) f (plural مَرَارَات (marārāt) or مَرَائِر (marāʔir))

  1. gall bladder
  2. bitterness
  3. innermost place, heart

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: marrara

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَرَارَة (marāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.raː.re/, [mɑˈrˤɑː.rɑ]
  • IPA(key): /ma.raː.ra/, [mɑˈrˤɑː.rɑ]
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Noun

مرارة • (marāra) f

  1. bile, gall
  2. gall bladder
    (كيس) المرارة(kīs) il-marārathe gall bladder
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