# мара
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmara]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ма́ра • (mára) f inan (genitive ма́ры, nominative plural ма́ры, genitive plural мар)
* dream (hope or wish)
    Synonym: мро́я (mrója)

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “мара” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

Deverbal from ма́ря (márja, “to worry, to stress over”), related to мор (mor, “plague”), умо́ра (umóra, “fatigue”).

#### Noun

ма́ра • (mára) f
* (dated) loss of vitality, seizure, blackout
* (folklore) ritual commemorating Death and Mortality
    Мара Лишанка ― Mara Lišanka ― Bulgarian Day of the Dead
* (Slavic mythology) death spirit, spectre

##### Derived terms

* (abstract noun) мари́на (marína) (dialectal)
* мари́ца (maríca, “stonecrop”) (dialectal)
* ма́рен (máren) (dialectal)
* ма́ров (márov) (obsolete)

##### Related terms

* смърт (smǎrt, “death”)

#### References

* “мара”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “ма́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 50
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мара¹, мара⁵”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 659

### Etymology 2

Either:
* Extended meaning of Etymology 1;
* Equivalent to ма́я (mája, “to sway, to enchant”) +‎ -ра (-ra) (per Brückner, Vasmer).
Or perhaps a blend of the two sources.

#### Noun

мара́ • (mará) f (dialectal)
* nightmare
* hallucination, delirium, confusion

##### Derived terms

* ома́ра (omára, “haze”)

##### Related terms

* мараня́ (maranjá, “haze”) (probably)

#### References

* Nayden Gerov (1899) “мара́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 50
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мара²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 659

## Chechen
### Etymology

Akin to Hunzib мару (maru) and Ingush мераж (meraž).

### Noun

мара • (mara) class b2 (ergative меро̄, plural марош)
* nose

## Lezgi
### Noun

мара • (mara)
* September

#### See also

* (month): Previous: пахун. Next: баскӏум

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mara. Related to мрі́ти (mríty, “to loom, to appear indistinctly”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɐˈra]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мара́ • (mará) f inan (genitive мари́, nominative plural ма́ри, genitive plural мар)
* apparition, ghost, wraith, specter, phantom
    Synonyms: при́вид (prývyd), прима́ра (prymára), приви́ддя (pryvýddja), фанто́м (fantóm)
* evil spirit
    Synonym: не́чисть (néčystʹ)
* (collective) evil spirits
    Synonym: не́чисть (néčystʹ)
* (rare) dream
    Synonym: сновиді́ння (snovydínnja)

#### Derived terms

* ма́рити impf (máryty)
* ма́рний (márnyj)

#### Related terms

* мрі́ти impf (mríty)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мара”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “мара”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “мара”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “мара”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)