/ˈmara̝/
OriginFrom Latin marra (“hoe”), probably from a Semitic language, ultimately from Akkadian. Compare Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ (marrā, “hoe, shovel”), Arabic مَرّ (marr, “shovel, spade”), and Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru).
- femininemaul, sledgehammer
- archaic, femininehoe
“que page por esta medida cada lavrador que labrar con dous boys des e oyto medidas arrapadas e o que lavrar con huun boy nove medidas et o que lavrar con amarra tres medidas” — each peasant should pay by this measure: the one ploughing with two oxen, eighteen levelled measures; the one ploughing with one, nine measures; the one ploughing with a hoe, three
- dated, femininelack, shortage
“que ouuo senpre de custume de non meter vinno de fora parte en esta vila et saluo que os visinnos da villa ouueren de sua lauoria et sua marra” — because it was the custom of this town not to introduce wine from the outside, except if the neighbours needed it and lacked it
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular present indicative
- form-of, imperative, second-person, singularsecond-person singular imperative
Formsmarras(plural)
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