مرات

Arabic

Noun

⁧مَرَّات⁩ • (marrāt) f pl

  1. plural of ⁧مَرَّة⁩ (marra)

Adverb

⁧مَرَّاتٍ⁩ • (marrātin)

  1. several times
    ⁧ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ⁩ ― ṯalāṯa marrātin ― three times, thrice

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.raːt/, [mɑrˤˈrˤɑːt]
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Noun

⁧مرّات⁩ • (marrāt)

  1. plural of ⁧مرّة⁩ (marra, “time, instance”)
    ⁧بوصّيه كتير مرّات، بس هو مش قابل.⁩
    bawaṣṣīh ktīr marrāt, bas huwwe miš ʔābel.
    I ask him often, but he's refusing.
    (literally, “I ask him many times, but he's not agreeing.”)

Adverb

⁧مرّات⁩ • (marrāt)

  1. sometimes
    Synonym: (formal) ⁧أحيانا⁩ (ʔaḥyānan)
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