name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar. India, historical

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Arabic, from Arabic, which means merriness, cheerfulness.
2. 2
   A female given name from Hebrew, from Hebrew which means bitterness. Biblical variant: Mara.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَرَح (maraḥ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew מָרָה.

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