marmar

See also: már-már

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• marmarã
• marmurã, marmuri, mirmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μάρμαρο (mármaro), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Noun

marmar n (plural marmari or marmare)

1. marble

Adjective

marmar

1. like marble

Irish

Alternative forms

• marmal

Etymology

From Old Irish marmar, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Noun

marmar m (genitive singular marmair, nominative plural marmair)

1. marble (rock of crystalline limestone)

Declension

Declension of marmar (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative marmar marmair vocative a mharmair a mharmara genitive marmair marmar dative marmar marmair forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an marmar na marmair genitive an mharmair na marmar dative leis an marmar don mharmar leis na marmair

Derived terms

• marmarach
• marmaraigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of marmar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
marmar	mharmar	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “marmar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “marmar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “marmar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Malay

Etymology

Possibly either:

• Borrowed from Hindi मरमर (marmar) or Urdu مرمر.
• Borrowed from Persian مرمر.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marmar/
  • (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [mama]
• Rhymes: -mar, -ar

Noun

marmar (Jawi spelling مرمر, uncountable)

1. marble (building material)

   Synonym: pualam

Further reading

• "marmar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay marmar.

Noun

marmar

1. marble (building material)

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.məɾ/
  • (Blasse) [ˈmaɾ.maɾ]
  • (Griffith) [ˈmaɾ.məɾ]

Noun

marmar f or m

1. marble

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	marmarL	marmairL	marmaraH
vocative	marmarL	marmairL	marmaraH
accusative	marmairN	marmairL	marmaraH
genitive	marmaireH	marmarL	marmarN
dative	marmairL	marmaraib	marmaraib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• marmarda

Descendants

• Irish: marmar
• Manx: marmyr
• Scottish Gaelic: marmor

Mutation

Mutation of marmar

radical	lenition	nasalization
marmar also mmarmar in h-prothesis environments	marmar pronounced with /β̃-/	marmar also mmarmar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Uzbek

Other scripts

Arabic (Yangi Imlo)
Cyrillic	мармар‍
Latin	marmar‍
Afghan Uzbek

Noun

marmar (plural -)

1. marble