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مَرَّة
time (an instance or occurrence) /ˈmar.ra/
nounA1#87 most common
Also: once (مرة واحدة), occasion, turn
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ المَرَّةُ الأُولَى.
This is the first time.
رَأَيْتُهُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَقَط.
I saw him only once.
فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ أَتَعَلَّمُ شَيْئًا جَدِيدًا.
Every time, I learn something new.
لَقَدْ قُلْتُ لَكَ هٰذَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مَرَّةٍ.
I have told you this more than once.
فِي المَرَّةِ القَادِمَةِ سَنُحَاوِلُ بِطَرِيقَةٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ.
Next time we will try a different way.
لَمْ أَشْعُرْ بِمِثْلِ هٰذِهِ السَّعَادَةِ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فِي حَيَاتِي.
I have never felt such happiness but once in my life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَرَّةٌ | مَرَّاتٌ |
| Genitive | مَرَّةٍ | مَرَّاتٍ |
| Accusative | مَرَّةً | مَرَّاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا مَرَّةُ | يَا مَرَّاتُ |
Word family
مَرَّto pass, go by
مُرُورpassing; (road) trafficمَمَرّcorridor, passagewayمُسْتَمِرّcontinuous, ongoingاِسْتِمْرَارcontinuation
Etymology
مَرَّة derives from the Semitic triliteral root م-ر-ر (m-r-r), whose core sense is 'to pass, pass by' (the verb مَرَّ means 'to pass'). On the فَعْلة pattern it forms a noun of instance (اسم المرة), so مَرَّة is literally 'a single passing,' which broadened to mean 'a time, an occurrence.' The feminine ending ة marks this single-instance reading.
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