امرؤ
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the root م ر ء (m-r-ʾ)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.ruʔ/
Noun
اِمْرُؤ • (imruʾ) m (definite state اَلْمَرْء (al-marʾ), dual اِمْرَآن (imraʾān))
- man, person, human being, "one" (the definite form has an indefinite meaning)
Usage notes
- The form with the definite article is الْمَرْء (al-marʾ), 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 (imruʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote; singular of irregular noun | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ? ? |
? ? |
? ? |
| Nominative | اِمْرُؤٌ imruʾun |
الْمَرْءُ al-marʾu |
اِمْرُؤُ imruʾu |
| Accusative | اِمْرَأً imraʾan |
الْمَرْءَ al-marʾa |
اِمْرَأَ imraʾa |
| Genitive | اِمْرِئٍ imriʾin |
الْمَرْءِ al-marʾi |
اِمْرِئِ imriʾi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | اِمْرَأَيْن imraʾayn |
الْمَرْأَيْن al-marʾayn |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʾay |
| Nominative | اِمْرَآنِ imraʾāni |
الْمَرْآنِ al-marʾāni |
اِمْرَآ imraʾā |
| Accusative | اِمْرَأَيْنِ imraʾayni |
الْمَرْأَيْنِ al-marʾayni |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʾay |
| Genitive | اِمْرَأَيْنِ imraʾayni |
الْمَرْأَيْنِ al-marʾayni |
اِمْرَأَيْ imraʾay |
Synonyms
- إِنْسَان (ʾinsān)
Related terms
- اِمْرَأَة (imraʾa)
- مُرُوءَة (murūʾa)
- مَرِيء (marīʾ)
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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