امرؤ
Arabic
Etymology
From the root م ر ء (m-r-ʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.ruʔ/
Noun
اِمْرُؤ • (imruʔ) m, definite state الْمَرْء (al-marʔ), dual اِمْرَآن (imraʔān)
- person, human being, "one"
- man
Usage notes
- The form with the definite article is الْمَرْء (al-marʔ), which often has the meaning of the generic pronoun "one". Note the irregular declension, with the last vowel of the stem assimilating to the case ending.
Declension
Declension of noun اِمْرُؤ (imruʔ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote; singular of irregular noun | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — — |
— — |
— — |
| Nominative | اِمْرُؤٌ imruʔun |
الْمَرْءُ al-marʔu |
اِمْرُؤُ imruʔu |
| Accusative | اِمْرَأً imraʔan |
الْمَرْءَ al-marʔa |
اِمْرَأَ imraʔa |
| Genitive | اِمْرِئٍ imriʔin |
الْمَرْءِ al-marʔi |
اِمْرِئِ imriʔi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | اِمْرَأَيْن imraʔayn |
الْمَرْأَيْن al-marʔayn |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʔay |
| Nominative | اِمْرَآنِ imraʔāni |
الْمَرْآنِ al-marʔāni |
اِمْرَآ imraʔā |
| Accusative | اِمْرَأَيْنِ imraʔayni |
الْمَرْأَيْنِ al-marʔayni |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʔay |
| Genitive | اِمْرَأَيْنِ imraʔayni |
الْمَرْأَيْنِ al-marʔayni |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʔay |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “مرء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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