ماجرا

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /mɔd͡ʒaɾɔ/

Noun

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

  1. event, affair (such as a crime affair)
    ماجرای دریفوسmâjarâ-ye dreyfusDreyfus Affair
  2. adventure

Derived terms

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

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: macəra
  • Bashkir: мажара (majara)
  • Hindustani:
  • Ottoman Turkish: ماجرا
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