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Mari.

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

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

    historical
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

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

name
  1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people.

  2. Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.

Where this word comes from

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

name
  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

name/ˈmɑɹi/General-American/ˈmɑːɹi/UK
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

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