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Mari

/ˈmɑːɹi/US/ˈmɑɹi/

Mari proper noun: an ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.

Proper noun (1)

Mari

  1. (historical) An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.

Noun

Mari pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.
    Synonyms:
    Cheremis, Cheremiss

Proper noun (2)

Mari

  1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people.
  2. Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.
    Synonyms:
    Cheremis

Proper noun (3)

Mari

  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
    Synonyms:
    Hop

Proper noun (4)

Mari

  1. A female given name from Japanese.
    • Our colleague, Mari Takahashi Parker (1993), compared schools in the United States and in Japan. She found that in the United States, principals tended to feel the weight of just about everything on their shoulders.2010 March 9, Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal, Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals, Corwin Press, →ISBN
    • He hopped across and went to lift Mari, but she shook her head and jumped over [by] herself.2018, Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons, HMH Books For Young Readers, →ISBN, page 40

Mari meaning in Marathi

Mari in Marathi

people
मारी mārī
language
मारी mārī

Synonyms of Mari

Origin of Mari

From Akkadian 𒈠𒌷𒆠 (ma-riᵏⁱ), from Mer, an ancient storm/patron deity of Mesopotamia and Syria. Also see Nûr-Mêr.

Borrowed from Western Mari мари (mari, “Mari language term for the Mari”).

Phrases with Mari

Words that rhyme with Mari

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Questions about Mari

What does Mari mean?
Mari means an ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.
What is Mari in Marathi?
Mari in Marathi is मारी (mārī). See Mari meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Mari?
Mari can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Mari?
Mari is pronounced /ˈmɑɹi/ (US).

Words near Mari in the dictionary

  1. Marhatta
  2. Marhattas
  3. Marhefka
  4. Marheshvan
  5. Marholm
  6. Mari
  7. mari complaisant
  8. Mari El
  9. Mari Lwyd
  10. maria
  11. Maria Aurora

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Mari (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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