Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mari

/ˈmɑɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: mari
IPA: /ˈmɑɹi/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

noun

A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.

name

A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people.

name

Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.

name

An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

name

A female given name from Japanese.

Example Sentences

"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."
"He hopped across and went to lift Mari, but she shook her head and jumped over [by] herself."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Akkadian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𒈠𒌷𒆠

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹi/
British English: /ˈmɑːɹi/

Frequently Paired Words

Mariote

Synonyms

Cheremis Cheremiss Hop mari language cheremis language cheremiss language

Rhymes With

sorry ferrari safari ari hari sari atari harare bari ansari shari calamari

Questions

How do you pronounce mari?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹi/.
What does mari mean?: An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.
Where does mari come from?: It is traced to Akkadian.

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