# Mara
## English
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Proper noun

Mara
* A Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

##### Derived terms

* Maran

#### References

* Colin Yallop, Australian Aboriginal Languages, Andrew Deutsch, 1982, →ISBN.

### Etymology 2

From Hebrew מָרָא (mara, “bitterness”), derived from Hebrew מַר (mar, “bitter”). The modern given name may also be shortened from Maria or Tamara.

#### Proper noun

Mara
* (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ruth 1:20:Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

##### Related terms

* Marah

### Etymology 3

From O'Mara, a variant of O'Meara.

#### Proper noun

Mara
* A surname from Irish.

### Etymology 4

From Sanskrit मर (mara), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”). Doublet of mortality.

#### Proper noun

Mara
* (Hinduism) The Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
* (Buddhism) The Buddhist archangel of evil or demon

##### Related terms

* mara

##### Translations
### Etymology 5

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#### Proper noun

Mara
* (Slavic mythology) The Slavic goddess of winter and death; Marena or Maržanna.

### Etymology 6

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#### Noun

Mara (plural Maras)
* A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of southern Assam and western Burma.
    Synonym: Lakher

### Etymology 7

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#### Proper noun

the Mara
* A river in Tanzania and Kenya.
** 2018 May 16, Ed Yong, “Hippos Poop So Much That Sometimes All the Fish Die”, in The Atlantic‎:In the dry season, when the Mara becomes narrower and shallower, certain stretches of it become especially thick with hippos—and their dung.

### Anagrams

* Rāma, Rama, ARMA, -rama, maar, amra, Aram, Amar

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: Ma‧ra

### Etymology 1

Diminutive of Martti.

#### Proper noun

Mara
* a diminutive of the male given name Martti
** (informal) Nickname for Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician and President of Finland (1994–2000)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Mara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Marani
Marani
accusative
nom.
Marani
Marani
gen.
Marani
genitive
Marani
Marojeni Maraini $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraani
Marojani
inessive
Marassani
Maroissani
elative
Marastani
Maroistani
illative
Maraani
Maroihini
adessive
Marallani
Maroillani
ablative
Maraltani
Maroiltani
allative
Maralleni
Maroilleni
essive
Maranani
Maroinani
translative
Marakseni
Maroikseni
abessive
Marattani
Maroittani
instructive
comitative
—Maroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Marasi
Marasi
accusative
nom.
Marasi
Marasi
gen.
Marasi
genitive
Marasi
Marojesi Maraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraasi
Marojasi
inessive
Marassasi
Maroissasi
elative
Marastasi
Maroistasi
illative
Maraasi
Maroihisi
adessive
Marallasi
Maroillasi
ablative
Maraltasi
Maroiltasi
allative
Marallesi
Maroillesi
essive
Maranasi
Maroinasi
translative
Maraksesi
Maroiksesi
abessive
Marattasi
Maroittasi
instructive
comitative
—Maroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maramme
Maramme
accusative
nom.
Maramme
Maramme
gen.
Maramme
genitive
Maramme
Marojemme Maraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraamme
Marojamme
inessive
Marassamme
Maroissamme
elative
Marastamme
Maroistamme
illative
Maraamme
Maroihimme
adessive
Marallamme
Maroillamme
ablative
Maraltamme
Maroiltamme
allative
Marallemme
Maroillemme
essive
Maranamme
Maroinamme
translative
Maraksemme
Maroiksemme
abessive
Marattamme
Maroittamme
instructive
comitative
—Maroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maranne
Maranne
accusative
nom.
Maranne
Maranne
gen.
Maranne
genitive
Maranne
Marojenne Marainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraanne
Marojanne
inessive
Marassanne
Maroissanne
elative
Marastanne
Maroistanne
illative
Maraanne
Maroihinne
adessive
Marallanne
Maroillanne
ablative
Maraltanne
Maroiltanne
allative
Marallenne
Maroillenne
essive
Marananne
Maroinanne
translative
Maraksenne
Maroiksenne
abessive
Marattanne
Maroittanne
instructive
comitative
—Maroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maransa
Maransa
accusative
nom.
Maransa
Maransa
gen.
Maransa
genitive
Maransa
Marojensa Marainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraansa
Marojaan Marojansa
inessive
Marassaan Marassansa
Maroissaan Maroissansa
elative
Marastaan Marastansa
Maroistaan Maroistansa
illative
Maraansa
Maroihinsa
adessive
Marallaan Marallansa
Maroillaan Maroillansa
ablative
Maraltaan Maraltansa
Maroiltaan Maroiltansa
allative
Maralleen Marallensa
Maroilleen Maroillensa
essive
Maranaan Maranansa
Maroinaan Maroinansa
translative
Marakseen Maraksensa
Maroikseen Maroiksensa
abessive
Marattaan Marattansa
Maroittaan Maroittansa
instructive
comitative
—Maroineen Maroinensa :

##### Statistics

* The given name Mara belongs to 10 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), and also belongs to 16 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Etymology 2

From a Karelian diminutive of some Eastern Orthodox name (in Karelia) and possibly from Swedish mar as a geographical term in Western Finland.

#### Proper noun

Mara
* a Finnish surname

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Mara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Marani
Marani
accusative
nom.
Marani
Marani
gen.
Marani
genitive
Marani
Marojeni Maraini $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraani
Marojani
inessive
Marassani
Maroissani
elative
Marastani
Maroistani
illative
Maraani
Maroihini
adessive
Marallani
Maroillani
ablative
Maraltani
Maroiltani
allative
Maralleni
Maroilleni
essive
Maranani
Maroinani
translative
Marakseni
Maroikseni
abessive
Marattani
Maroittani
instructive
comitative
—Maroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Marasi
Marasi
accusative
nom.
Marasi
Marasi
gen.
Marasi
genitive
Marasi
Marojesi Maraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraasi
Marojasi
inessive
Marassasi
Maroissasi
elative
Marastasi
Maroistasi
illative
Maraasi
Maroihisi
adessive
Marallasi
Maroillasi
ablative
Maraltasi
Maroiltasi
allative
Marallesi
Maroillesi
essive
Maranasi
Maroinasi
translative
Maraksesi
Maroiksesi
abessive
Marattasi
Maroittasi
instructive
comitative
—Maroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maramme
Maramme
accusative
nom.
Maramme
Maramme
gen.
Maramme
genitive
Maramme
Marojemme Maraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraamme
Marojamme
inessive
Marassamme
Maroissamme
elative
Marastamme
Maroistamme
illative
Maraamme
Maroihimme
adessive
Marallamme
Maroillamme
ablative
Maraltamme
Maroiltamme
allative
Marallemme
Maroillemme
essive
Maranamme
Maroinamme
translative
Maraksemme
Maroiksemme
abessive
Marattamme
Maroittamme
instructive
comitative
—Maroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maranne
Maranne
accusative
nom.
Maranne
Maranne
gen.
Maranne
genitive
Maranne
Marojenne Marainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraanne
Marojanne
inessive
Marassanne
Maroissanne
elative
Marastanne
Maroistanne
illative
Maraanne
Maroihinne
adessive
Marallanne
Maroillanne
ablative
Maraltanne
Maroiltanne
allative
Marallenne
Maroillenne
essive
Marananne
Maroinanne
translative
Maraksenne
Maroiksenne
abessive
Marattanne
Maroittanne
instructive
comitative
—Maroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maransa
Maransa
accusative
nom.
Maransa
Maransa
gen.
Maransa
genitive
Maransa
Marojensa Marainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Maraansa
Marojaan Marojansa
inessive
Marassaan Marassansa
Maroissaan Maroissansa
elative
Marastaan Marastansa
Maroistaan Maroistansa
illative
Maraansa
Maroihinsa
adessive
Marallaan Marallansa
Maroillaan Maroillansa
ablative
Maraltaan Maraltansa
Maroiltaan Maroiltansa
allative
Maralleen Marallensa
Maroilleen Maroillensa
essive
Maranaan Maranansa
Maroinaan Maroinansa
translative
Marakseen Maraksensa
Maroikseen Maroiksensa
abessive
Marattaan Marattansa
Maroittaan Maroittansa
instructive
comitative
—Maroineen Maroinensa :

### Statistics

* The surname Mara belongs to 123 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* maar

## Prasuni
### Alternative forms

* Mārë (Pashki)
* Marë (Pronz)
* Maro (Zumu)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaɾa/

### Proper noun

Mara (Shtive)
* Mara

### References

* ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “m′ârâ”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎
* Jakob Halfmann (2023) Nuristani Theonyms in Light of Historical Phonology, in Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy, pages 321, 324

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mara f (genitive/dative Marei)
* a female given name

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Mara
* (astronomy) Andromeda