marr

See also:märr

Albanian

Etymology

FromProto-Albanian*mar(en)-,fromProto-Indo-European*merh₂-(“to pack (up)”)orProto-Indo-European*(s)mer-(“to assign, allot”),cognate withAncient Greekμείρομαι(meíromai,“receive as one's portion”),Latinmereō,merxandHittite[script needed](mark,“to divide a sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[mar]

Verb

marr(aoristmóra,participlemárrë)

1. (active voice,transitive)totake,grab(someone/something by hand)

   Synonyms:kap,rrok,zë

   Antonyms:jap,lëshoj,liroj

   Po imarrlibrat.―I amtakingthe books.

2. (active voice,transitive)tohold,carry,pickup(something)

   Synonyms:mbaj,mbledh

   Merre librin në dorë!―Pick upyour book!

3. (active voice,transitive)todrag(someone by the arm, hand, hair); topull(someone’s arm, hand, hair); toset/takeoff;tokidnapsomeone (hostage/slave/bride)

   Synonyms:zvarris,shkul,tëheq,grabis,rrëmbej

   Mos, ose tëmarrpër flokësh!―Don't, or I'lldragyou by your hair!

4. (active voice,transitive,figurative)toprovide,profit(for oneself); toequiponeself;tomake(something)mine

   Synonyms:siguroj,pajisem,përvetësoj

   Antonyms:jap,fal

5. (active voice,transitive,figurative)toreceive(salary, diploma, patent, title, news, message, wish, blessings, permission)

   Synonyms:perceptoj,pranoj

   Kur emarrrrogën?―When will Ireceivemy salary?

6. (active voice,transitive,figurative)totakepower/ruleover,possess,own,win

   Synonyms:vendos,sundoj,qeveris,zotëroj,mund

   Iamorizemrën.―Wonher/his heart.

7. (active voice,transitive,figurative)toborrow

   Synonym:huazoj

8. (active voice,transitive,figurative)toacquire,obtain(knowledge, lesson, experience)

   Synonyms:mësoj,fitoj

9. (active voice,transitive,figurative)toeat;todrink,swallow(pills),suck;totake(drugs, pills, medicine)

   Synonyms:ha,pi,thith

   Po imarrbarnat.―I amtakingmy pills.

10. (active voice,transitive,figurative,3rd pers.)(it/they)require(s),will

    Synonyms:kërkon,do

11. (active voice,transitive,colloquial)totakesomeone as one'swife/bride/partner;tomakesomeone to one'swife/bride

    Synonyms:martohem,fejohem,bashkohem

12. (active voice,transitive,figurative)tocut,trim,removesomething (from hair, body, etc.)

    Synonyms:pres,shkurtoj,heq

    Moraanët.―Itrimmedthe sides (of my hair).

13. (active voice,transitive)toagree,takesomething intoconsideration

    Merreme të mirë!―Take/considerit positive!

    Synonyms:pranoj,pajtohem,përputhem,përshtatem

14. (active voice,transitive,3rd pers.)(it/they)takesover(emotions, feelings, condition, desire, health, illness)

    Më merr mallipër ty.―I yearnfor you.(literally, “The yearning takes over mefor you.”)

    Tëmarrtëdreqi!―Maythe deviltake overyou! (~ To hell with you!)

15. (active voice,transitive,3rd pers.)(it/they)contain(s),fit(s)(an amount)

    Synonyms:nxë,mban,përmban

16. (active voice,transitive,colloquial,3rd pers.)(it/they)summarize(s);include(s) (law, etc.)

    Synonyms:përmbledh,përfshin

17. (active voice,transitive)tounderstand,judge(someone/something); tocall(something/someone)out

    Synonyms:kuptoj,gjykoj,quaj

18. (active voice,intransitive)togo(direction), take aroute;toclimb/gotup (somewhere)

    Synonyms:shkoj,hipi,arrij

19. (active voice,intransitive,figurative,3rd pers.)(it/they)walkstowards,reach(es) (development)

    Synonym:arrin

20. (active voice,intransitive,figurative,3rd pers.)(it/they)starts,begin(s)(also as asemi-auxiliaryverb)

    Synonyms:nis,fillon,përhap

21. (active voice,intransitive,figurative,3rd pers.)(it/they)catch(es),gets;(it/they)is/aregetting(weather, condition)

    Synonym:bëhet

22. (active voice)totake(over) +substantive/noun

    Forms together with substantive verbs/verbal phrases. Meaning of verb derives from the respective substantive:

    hak(revenge)+‎marr(take/taking)+‎-em(I (am))

    →hakmerrem(“to revenge, avenge”)

    (“I take revenge”)

    marr(“to take”)+vesh(“ear”)

    →marr vesh(“to understand, listen; to hear, find out”)

    See also:marrëveshjef(“agreement, deal, arrangement, understanding, etc.”),mosmarrëveshjef(“disagreement, misunderstanding, dispute”)

    marr(“to take”)+frymë(“breath”)

    →marr frymë(“to breathe”,literally“to take breath”)

    See also:frymëmarrjef(“breathing”)

    marr(“to take”)+erë(“scent, smell, odor”)

    →marr erë(“to smell”,literally“to take smell, scent”)

23. (active voice,intransitive,colloquial,third person)tointerfere,conceive

    Synonyms:ndërzehet,mbarset

24. (passive voice,reflexive,third person)togoaway,tolose,todisappear

    Synonyms:ik,largohet,humb,humbet,zhduket

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation ofmarr(active voice)

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		participle		marrë
		gerund		duke marrë
		infinitive		për të marrë
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	marr	merr	merr	marrim	merrni	marrin
	imperfect	merrja	merrje	merrte	merrnim	merrnit	merrnin
	aorist	mora	more	mori	morëm	morët	morën
perfect	kam marrë	ke marrë	ka marrë	kemi marrë	keni marrë	kanë marrë
past perfect	kisha marrë	kishe marrë	kishte marrë	kishim marrë	kishit marrë	kishin marrë
aorist II	pata marrë	pate marrë	pati marrë	patëm marrë	patët marrë	patën marrë
future1	do tëmarr	do tëmarrësh	do tëmarrë	do tëmarrim	do tëmerrni	do tëmarrin
future perfect2	do të kem marrë	do të kesh marrë	do të ketë marrë	do të kemi marrë	do të keni marrë	do të kenë marrë
subjunctive	present	tëmarr	tëmarrësh	tëmarrë	tëmarrim	tëmerrni	tëmarrin
imperfect	tëmerrja	tëmerrje	tëmerrte	tëmerrnim	tëmerrnit	tëmerrnin
perfect	të kem marrë	të kesh marrë	të ketë marrë	të kemi marrë	të keni marrë	të kenë marrë
past perfect	të kisha marrë	të kishe marrë	të kishte marrë	të kishim marrë	të kishit marrë	të kishin marrë
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do tëmerrja	do tëmerrje	do tëmerrte	do tëmerrnim	do tëmerrnit	do tëmerrnin
	past perfect	do të kisha marrë	do të kishe marrë	do të kishte marrë	do të kishim marrë	do të kishit marrë	do të kishin marrë
optative	present	marrsha	marrsh	marrtë	marrshim	marrshi	marrshin
perfect	paça marrë	paç marrë	pastë marrë	paçim marrë	paçit marrë	paçin marrë
admirative	present	marrkam	marrke	marrka	marrkemi	marrkeni	marrkan
	imperfect	marrkësha	marrkëshe	marrkësh (marrkej)	marrkëshim	marrkëshit	marrkëshin
perfect	paskam marrë	paske marrë	paska marrë	paskemi marrë	paskeni marrë	paskan marrë
past perfect	paskësha marrë	paskëshe marrë	paskësh marrë	paskëshim marrë	paskëshit marrë	paskëshin marrë
imperative	present	—	merr	—	—	merrni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Derived terms

• marrë(“taken, received”)(participle)
• marrën(“taking, receiving”),marrëtn(“taking, receivings”)
  • merrem(“to do, work, deal, handle”)(passive)
  • marrjef(“taking, receiving”)
  • marrësm(“receiver, recipient”),marrësef(“id”)
• marref(“shame”)
• marrë(“dazed, light-headed, crazy”)(adjective)
  • marrëzif(“madness”)
  • marrëzisht
• marrif(“madness”)
  • shaming, dishonor, insanitym
  • marrisht
  • marroj(“to disgrace, humiliate”)
  • marrohem(“to disgrace/humiliate oneself”)
  • marros(“to madden”)
  • marrosem(“to get mad”)
  • marrosjef(“insanity”)
  • marrosur(“insane, mad, crazy”)
  • marroqm,marroqef
  • merrukm,merrukef
  • marrshëmm,marrshmef
  • marruar(“digraced, humiliated”)
  • marrakm,marrakef
  • marrashm
  • marrtë(“dizzy”)
• marramendthm(“vertigo”)
  • marramendthi(“drowsily, high, unconsciously”)
  • marramendjef(“dizziness”),marrje mendjef(“id”),marrje mendshf(“id”)
  • marramendës(“vertiginous”)
• marrëdhënief(“ralationship”)
• gjakmarrjef(“vendetta, blood feud”)
• tmerrm(“horror”)
  • tmerrif
  • tmerrimm
  • tmerroj(“horrify”)
  • tmerrohem
  • tmerruar
  • tmerruesm,tmerruesef
  • tmerrshëmtmerrshmef

Further reading

• [3]active verbmarr(engl. I take, possess, receive, grad, hold, etc.) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈmarː/
• Rhymes:-arː

Etymology 1

Frommarra(“to creak, to squeak”).

Noun

marrn(genitive singularmarrs,no plural)

1. creak,squeak(e.g. of a door)

Declension

Declension ofmarr(sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	marr	marrið
accusative	marr	marrið
dative	marri	marrinu
genitive	marrs	marrsins

Synonyms

• (creak):brak,ískur

Etymology 2

A contracted form ofmaður(“man, dude”).

Interjection

marr

1. (slang)dude,bro

   Hvað segirðumarr?

   What's updude?

   Er ekki allt í lagimarr?

   Isn't everything alrightbro?

   Allt er að gerastmar.

   Everything's happeningman.

   Vámarr.

   Whoadude.

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mar/

Noun

marr

1. Nasal mutation ofbarr.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

FromProto-Germanic*marhaz(“horse”).CompareOld Englishmearh,Old Frisianmar,Old High Germanmarah,Gothic𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃(marhs).

Noun

marrm

1. (poetic)horse

Declension

Declension ofmarr(stronga-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	marr	marrinn	marar	mararnir
accusative	mar	marinn	mara	marana
dative	mari	marinum	mǫrum	mǫrunum
genitive	mars	marsins	mara	maranna

Declension ofmarr(strongi-stem,s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	marr	marrinn	marir	marirnir
accusative	mar	marinn	mari	marina
dative	mar	marinum	mǫrum	mǫrunum
genitive	mars	marsins	mara	maranna

Coordinate terms

• merr(“mare, female horse”)

Descendants

• Icelandic:mar

References

• “marr”,inGeir T. Zoëga (1910)A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic,Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

FromProto-Germanic*mari(“sea”),fromProto-Indo-European*móri.CompareOld Englishmere(Englishmere),Old Frisianmere(West Frisianmar),Old Saxonmeri(Low GermanMeer),Dutchmeer,Old High Germanmeri(GermanMeer).

Noun

marrm

2. sea

Descendants

• Faroese:marur
• Icelandic:mar
• Norwegian Bokmål:mar(in compounds)
• Norwegian Nynorsk:mar(in compounds)
• →Old French:mare
  • Middle French:mare
    • French:mare
• Swedish:mar(in compounds)
• →Scots:mar
• Old Danish:mær
  • Danish:mar,mor(in compounds)

Tarifit

Etymology

BorrowedfromMoroccan Arabicمر(marr).

Verb

marr(Tifinagh spellingⵎⴰⵔⵔ)

1. (intransitive)tohurry,torush,tohasten

Conjugation

This verb needs aninflection-table template.

Derived terms

• Verbal noun:amarri(“hurrying, rushing”)
• tmarri(“speed”)