mari

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mari"

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• mare

Etymology

Probably from an irregular shortened form of maior, maiōrem (“bigger”); alternatively from Latin mās, marem (“male”), with a shift in meaning. Compare Megleno-Romanian mari and Romanian mare, and see there for a more detailed etymology.

Adjective

mari (plural mãri or mar)

1. big, large, great

Antonyms

• njic

Derived terms

• mãrescu

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• mare

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *um-ari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾi/ [ˈma.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ri

Verb

mári (plural marari, Basahan spelling ᜋᜍᜒ)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to come

   Synonym: madya

   Mari! (Mari digdi!)

   Come here!

Related terms

• mari na

 

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *marja.

Noun

mari (genitive marja, partitive marja)

1. berry
2. (uncountable) roe (eggs of fish)

Declension

Declension of mari (ÕS type 24u/padi, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		mari	marjad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	marja
genitive			marjade
partitive		marja	marju marjasid
illative		marja marjasse	marjadesse marjusse
inessive		marjas	marjades marjus
elative		marjast	marjadest marjust
allative		marjale	marjadele marjule
adessive		marjal	marjadel marjul
ablative		marjalt	marjadelt marjult
translative		marjaks	marjadeks marjuks
terminative		marjani	marjadeni
essive		marjana	marjadena
abessive		marjata	marjadeta
comitative		marjaga	marjadega

Derived terms

• kalamari

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑri/, [ˈmɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Eastern Mari мари (mari, “Mari person”).

Noun

mari

1. Mari (person)

   Synonyms: marilainen, (obsolete) tšermissi

2. Mari (language)

   Synonym: marin kieli

Declension

Inflection of mari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		mari	marit
genitive		marin	marien
partitive		maria	mareja
illative		mariin	mareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mari	marit
accusative	nom.	mari	marit
	gen.	marin
genitive		marin	marien
partitive		maria	mareja
inessive		marissa	mareissa
elative		marista	mareista
illative		mariin	mareihin
adessive		marilla	mareilla
ablative		marilta	mareilta
allative		marille	mareille
essive		marina	mareina
translative		mariksi	mareiksi
abessive		maritta	mareitta
instructive		—	marein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marini marini accusative nom. marini marini gen. marini genitive marini marieni partitive mariani marejani inessive marissani mareissani elative maristani mareistani illative mariini mareihini adessive marillani mareillani ablative mariltani mareiltani allative marilleni mareilleni essive marinani mareinani translative marikseni mareikseni abessive marittani mareittani instructive — — comitative — mareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marisi marisi accusative nom. marisi marisi gen. marisi genitive marisi mariesi partitive mariasi marejasi inessive marissasi mareissasi elative maristasi mareistasi illative mariisi mareihisi adessive marillasi mareillasi ablative mariltasi mareiltasi allative marillesi mareillesi essive marinasi mareinasi translative mariksesi mareiksesi abessive marittasi mareittasi instructive — — comitative — mareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marimme marimme accusative nom. marimme marimme gen. marimme genitive marimme mariemme partitive mariamme marejamme inessive marissamme mareissamme elative maristamme mareistamme illative mariimme mareihimme adessive marillamme mareillamme ablative mariltamme mareiltamme allative marillemme mareillemme essive marinamme mareinamme translative mariksemme mareiksemme abessive marittamme mareittamme instructive — — comitative — mareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marinne marinne accusative nom. marinne marinne gen. marinne genitive marinne marienne partitive marianne marejanne inessive marissanne mareissanne elative maristanne mareistanne illative mariinne mareihinne adessive marillanne mareillanne ablative mariltanne mareiltanne allative marillenne mareillenne essive marinanne mareinanne translative mariksenne mareiksenne abessive marittanne mareittanne instructive — — comitative — mareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative marinsa marinsa accusative nom. marinsa marinsa gen. marinsa genitive marinsa mariensa partitive mariaan mariansa marejaan marejansa inessive marissaan marissansa mareissaan mareissansa elative maristaan maristansa mareistaan mareistansa illative mariinsa mareihinsa adessive marillaan marillansa mareillaan mareillansa ablative mariltaan mariltansa mareiltaan mareiltansa allative marilleen marillensa mareilleen mareillensa essive marinaan marinansa mareinaan mareinansa translative marikseen mariksensa mareikseen mareiksensa abessive marittaan marittansa mareittaan mareittansa instructive — — comitative — mareineen mareinensa

Hyponyms

• niittymari
• vuorimari

Derived terms

• marilainen
• marintaa

 

compounds

• itämari
• niittymari
• vuorimari

 

Further reading

• “mari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Clipping of marihuana.

Noun

mari (informal)

1. marijuana

Declension

Inflection of mari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		mari	marit
genitive		marin	marien
partitive		maria	mareja
illative		mariin	mareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mari	marit
accusative	nom.	mari	marit
	gen.	marin
genitive		marin	marien
partitive		maria	mareja
inessive		marissa	mareissa
elative		marista	mareista
illative		mariin	mareihin
adessive		marilla	mareilla
ablative		marilta	mareilta
allative		marille	mareille
essive		marina	mareina
translative		mariksi	mareiksi
abessive		maritta	mareitta
instructive		—	marein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marini marini accusative nom. marini marini gen. marini genitive marini marieni partitive mariani marejani inessive marissani mareissani elative maristani mareistani illative mariini mareihini adessive marillani mareillani ablative mariltani mareiltani allative marilleni mareilleni essive marinani mareinani translative marikseni mareikseni abessive marittani mareittani instructive — — comitative — mareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marisi marisi accusative nom. marisi marisi gen. marisi genitive marisi mariesi partitive mariasi marejasi inessive marissasi mareissasi elative maristasi mareistasi illative mariisi mareihisi adessive marillasi mareillasi ablative mariltasi mareiltasi allative marillesi mareillesi essive marinasi mareinasi translative mariksesi mareiksesi abessive marittasi mareittasi instructive — — comitative — mareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marimme marimme accusative nom. marimme marimme gen. marimme genitive marimme mariemme partitive mariamme marejamme inessive marissamme mareissamme elative maristamme mareistamme illative mariimme mareihimme adessive marillamme mareillamme ablative mariltamme mareiltamme allative marillemme mareillemme essive marinamme mareinamme translative mariksemme mareiksemme abessive marittamme mareittamme instructive — — comitative — mareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marinne marinne accusative nom. marinne marinne gen. marinne genitive marinne marienne partitive marianne marejanne inessive marissanne mareissanne elative maristanne mareistanne illative mariinne mareihinne adessive marillanne mareillanne ablative mariltanne mareiltanne allative marillenne mareillenne essive marinanne mareinanne translative mariksenne mareiksenne abessive marittanne mareittanne instructive — — comitative — mareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative marinsa marinsa accusative nom. marinsa marinsa gen. marinsa genitive marinsa mariensa partitive mariaan mariansa marejaan marejansa inessive marissaan marissansa mareissaan mareissansa elative maristaan maristansa mareistaan mareistansa illative mariinsa mareihinsa adessive marillaan marillansa mareillaan mareillansa ablative mariltaan mariltansa mareiltaan mareiltansa allative marilleen marillensa mareilleen mareillensa essive marinaan marinansa mareinaan mareinansa translative marikseen mariksensa mareikseen mareiksensa abessive marittaan marittansa mareittaan mareittansa instructive — — comitative — mareineen mareinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• marisätkä

 

Anagrams

• Armi, Irma, Mira, Rami, armi, rami, rima

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁi/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French mari, from Latin marītus.

Noun

mari m (plural maris)

1. husband

Derived terms

• mari complaisant

Related terms

• marier
• marié

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: mari

See also

• époux
• femme
• épouse

Etymology 2

Clipping of marijuana.

Noun

mari f (plural maris)

1. cannabis, marijuana

Further reading

• “mari”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• mira
• rami
• rima

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin māter, mātrem.

Noun

mari f (plural maris)

1. mother

See also

• pari

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɻi/

Noun

mari

1. aboriginal person

   Burrula nhama mari.

   There are many people.

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Garifuna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmari/

Noun

mari (plural marinu)

1. spouse (husband or wife)

Inflection

Possessives of mari

	singular		plural
first	numari		wamari
second	bumari		humari
third	masculine	feminine	hamari
	lumari	tumari

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒri]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ri
• Rhymes: -ri

Adjective

mari (not comparable)

1. Mari (of or relating to Mari El, its people or language)

   Synonym: (dated) cseremisz

Usage notes

Some Uralic languages have two names, an exonym (external name, mostly of Russian origin) and an endonym (internal name, a self-denomination). These days normally the endonyms are preferred (similarly to Eskimo superseded by Inuit). In Hungarian, the terms are vogul superseded by manysi (“Mansi”), osztják, by hanti (“Khanty”), cseremisz, by mari (“Mari”), votják, by udmurt (“Udmurt”), zürjén, by komi (“Komi”), jurák, by nyenyec (“Nenets”), and lapp, by számi (“Sami”).

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	mari	marik
accusative	marit	marikat
dative	marinak	mariknak
instrumental	marival	marikkal
causal-final	mariért	marikért
translative	marivá	marikká
terminative	mariig	marikig
essive-formal	mariként	marikként
essive-modal	mariul	—
inessive	mariban	marikban
superessive	marin	marikon
adessive	marinál	mariknál
illative	mariba	marikba
sublative	marira	marikra
allative	marihoz	marikhoz
elative	mariból	marikból
delative	mariról	marikról
ablative	maritól	mariktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	marié	mariké
non-attributive possessive - plural	mariéi	marikéi

Noun

mari (countable and uncountable, plural marik)

1. Mari (person)
2. Mari (language)

   Synonym: (dated) cseremisz

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	mari	marik
accusative	marit	marikat
dative	marinak	mariknak
instrumental	marival	marikkal
causal-final	mariért	marikért
translative	marivá	marikká
terminative	mariig	marikig
essive-formal	mariként	marikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	mariban	marikban
superessive	marin	marikon
adessive	marinál	mariknál
illative	mariba	marikba
sublative	marira	marikra
allative	marihoz	marikhoz
elative	mariból	marikból
delative	mariról	marikról
ablative	maritól	mariktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	marié	mariké
non-attributive possessive - plural	mariéi	marikéi

Possessive forms of mari
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	marim	marijaim (or mariim)
2nd person sing.	marid	marijaid (or mariid)
3rd person sing.	marija	marijai (or marii)
1st person plural	marink	marijaink (or mariink)
2nd person plural	maritok	marijaitok (or mariitok)
3rd person plural	marijuk	marijaik (or mariik)

Derived terms

Compound words

• Mariföld (Mari El)

 

Expressions

• Mari Köztársaság

 

Further reading

• mari in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mari, from Proto-Malayic *mari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ri/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ri

Verb

mari

1. to come here
2. let; let's

   Mari kita coba.

   Let's have a try.

Interjection

mari

1. come on!

   Synonym: (informal) ayo

Further reading

• “mari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ri/
• Rhymes: -ari
• Hyphenation: mà‧ri

Noun

mari m

1. plural of mare
2. plural of maro

Anagrams

• Mira, armi, mira, rami, rima

Japanese

Romanization

mari

1. Rōmaji transcription of まり

Javanese

Romanization

mari

1. Romanization of ꦩꦫꦶ

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflected form of the noun mare (“sea”).

Noun

marī n

1. dative/ablative singular of mare

Etymology 2

Inflected form of the noun mās (“man”).

Noun

marī m

1. dative singular of mās

Etymology 3

Inflected form of the adjective mās (“manly, masculine”).

Adjective

marī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mās

Lindu

Noun

mari

1. place for unhusked paddy
2. (anatomy) spleen

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French mari (“husband”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾi/

Noun

mari

1. husband.

See also

• fenm
• épouz

Malay

Alternative forms

• ماري

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mari/
• Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

Verb

mari

1. (intransitive) to come (to move from further away to nearer to)

Synonyms

• datang / داتڠ

Interjection

mari

1. come on

See also

• ayuh

Descendants

• → Negeri Sembilan Malay: maghih

Mapudungun

Numeral

mari (Raguileo spelling)

Mapudungun cardinal numbers

<  9	10	11  >
Cardinal : mari     Ordinal : ?

1. ten

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Martuthunira

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɻi/

Noun

mari

1. younger sister

Synonyms

• karturra (avoidance speech)

See also

• thurtu

References

• Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology 1

Probably from an irregular shortened form of maior, maiōrem (“bigger”); alternatively from Latin mās, marem (“male”), with a shift in meaning. Compare Istro-Romanian mari, and Romanian mare, and see there for a more detailed etymology.

Adjective

mari

1. big, large

Antonyms

• mic

Etymology 2

From Latin mare. Compare Romanian mare, Megleno-Romanian amari.

Noun

mari f

1. sea

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mārī.

Adjective

māri

1. famous

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mâre

Further reading

• “māri (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin marītus.

Noun

mari oblique singular, m (oblique plural maris, nominative singular maris, nominative plural mari)

1. husband
   • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:

     Sachiez, ce mes oncles m'esforce
     Que je preigne mari a force,
     Je m'enfuirai en aucun leu

     Know that if my uncle forces me
     To take a husband against my will
     I will flee to any place [but here]

Descendants

• French: mari

Etymology 2

see marrir

Verb

mari m

1. past participle of marir

Adjective

mari m (oblique and nominative feminine singular marie)

1. Alternative form of marri
   • late 12th century, anonymous author, “La Folie de Tristan d'Oxford”, in Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 386, line 552:

     Mult ai le quer gref e marri.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Old Norse

Noun

mari

1. inflection of marr:
   1. dative singular
   2. accusative plural

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ma‧ri

Adjective

mari (noun form mari)

1. angry

Declension

    Declension of mari (oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	momari
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i mariba'e
-sab(a)	marîaba／marisaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe mari	nde mari	i mari	oré mari	îandé mari	pe mari
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe mari	ta nde mari	t'i mari	t'oré mari	t'îandé mari	ta pe mari
Negative indicative	na xe mari	na nde mari	n'i mari	n'oré mari	n'îandé mari	na pe mari
Negative imperative		nde mari umẽ				pe mari umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe mari umẽ	ta nde mari umẽ	t'i mari umẽ	t'oré mari umẽ	t'îandé mari umẽ	ta pe mari umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe mariramo	nde mariramo	o mariramo	oré mariramo	îandé mariramo	pe mariramo
Negative	xe marie'ymamo	nde marie'ymamo	o marie'ymamo	oré marie'ymamo	îandé marie'ymamo	pe marie'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	mari
Negative	marie'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe mariû2		i mariû2	oré mariû2	îandé mariû2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe marie'ymi2		i marie'ymi2	oré marie'ymi2	îandé marie'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “mari”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 265, column 1

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marʲ]

Adjective

mari

1. nominative/accusative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mare

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• mare

Etymology

From Latin mare. Compare Italian mare.

Noun

mari

1. (Campidanese) sea

Shona

Etymology

From Swahili mali, from Arabic مَال (māl).

Noun

marí class 9 (plural marí class 10)

1. money

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin mare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɾi/
• Hyphenation: mà‧ri

Noun

mari m (plural mari)

1. sea

Somali

Verb

mari

1. to apply

   rooti-ga wax mari. - Apply something on the bread

Spanish

Etymology

From Eastern Mari мари (mari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾi/ [ˈma.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Syllabification: ma‧ri

Adjective

mari m or f (masculine and feminine plural maris)

1. Mari

Noun

mari m or f by sense (plural maris)

1. Mari

Further reading

• “mari”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu maḏi (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɾi/

Noun

mari

1. stone, rock

Alternative forms

• mare

References

• Rusli Andi Atjo (2009) Kamus-Ternate Indonesia, 5 edition, Cikoro Trirasuandar
• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetan

Noun

mari

1. plural of mar

Zazaki

Etymology

From Armenian մարի (mari).

Noun

mari f

1. female partridge

Further reading

• Kocadag, Çeko (2010) “marî”, in Ferheng, Kirmanckî (Zazakî) - Kurmancî, Kurmancî - Kirmanckî (Zazakî), Berlin: Weşanên Komkar, →ISBN, page 814a
• Todd, Terry Lynn (2008) Brigitte Werner, editor, A Grammar of Dimili (also Known as Zaza)‎^[3], an electronic version of printed second edition (2002), Giessen: Forum Linguistik in Eurasien e.V., page 146a