مار

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مار¹

  • /maːr/

Where it comes from

From Classical Syriac ܡܪܝ (mār(ī)), the first-person singular possessed form of ܡܪܐ (mārā, “lord, master”).

noun مَار · mār · الْمَار · مَارٌ

  1. Lord; Saint; Mar (honorific title for a man of religion, most often a saint) لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَقُولُ لِي: يَا مَار! يَا مَار! يَدْخُلُ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ، بَلْ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِإِرَادَةِ أَبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ

    Similar: قديس

مار²

  • /maːrr/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of مَرَّ (marra, “to pass, to stroll by”).

adjective مَارّ · mārr · مَارَّة · مَارُّون · مَارَّات

  1. passing الْمَارّ ذِكْرُهُ
  2. going by, walking past, riding past, going across, walking, transient
  3. going on foot

noun مَارّ · mārr · مَارُّون · مَارَّة · الْمَارّ

  1. passer-by, pedestrian, walker, stroller

مار³

  • /maː.ra/

verb مَارَ · māra · يَمُورُ · مَوْر · مَائِر

  1. to budge, to move forth, to rise across the surface, to fluctuate, to undergo commotion ولا تحدث الأعاصير في العادة بشكل متزامن في المحيطين، فحين يمور المحيط الهادئ بالعاصفة يكون المحيط الأطلسي هادئا".

In English

  • pedestrian somebody walking rather than using a vehicle
  • Mar title of respect
  • passer-by a person who is passing by

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مار},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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