ماجرا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَا جَرَى‎ (mā jarā, literally “what happened”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mɑːd͡ʒaɾɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mɑːd͡ʒaɾɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mɒːd͡ʒæɾɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /mɔd͡ʒaɾɔ/

Noun

ماجَرا • (mâjarâ) (plural ماجراها‎ (mâjarâ-hâ))

event, affair (such as a crime affair)
‏‎ ― mâjarâ-ye dreyfus ― Dreyfus Affair
adventure

Derived terms

ماجراجو‎ (mâjarâju, “adventurer”)
پرماجرا‎ (por-mâjarâ, “eventful, adventureful”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: macəra
→ Bashkir: мажара (majara)
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: माजरा (mājrā)
- Urdu: ماجرا‎ (mājrā)
→ Ottoman Turkish: ماجرا‎
- Turkish: macera

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