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מר

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מר¹

  • /maʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr), Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ (marrīrā), Akkadian 𒋀 (marru), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗 (mr).

adjective מַר · mar · מָרָה · מָרִים · מָרוֹת

  1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

Opposite: מתוק

מר²

  • /maʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Aramaic מרא (maraʾ); compare Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ (mārā). Perhaps reinforced by English Mr.

noun מַר · mar

  1. Mister (a title of respect for a man, preceding his surname in Modern Hebrew)
  2. Medieval master (an honorific preceding a name, often one of many) לכבוד גדול קדוש מר ורב יעקב החכם והנבון, הנחמד, היקר, הנכבד, בן כבוד גדול קדוש מר ורב נתנאל פיומי, העיד המימן, עיד ארץ תימן, ראש הקהילות ושוע המקהלות בארץ תימן.

Similar: אָדוֹן

מר³

  • /maʁ/ Modern Israeli

noun מֹר · mór

  1. misspelling defective spelling of מור

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: מתוק

noun

Similar: אָדוֹן

In English

  • bitter having an acrid taste
  • mister title of adult male
  • Mr. abbreviation of mister

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}