mari
part of speech
noun (Mari – a name of a people, a language and an ancient city); also a name
meaning for a pupil
1) (a people) The Mari are a Finno-Ugric people who live mainly in the Mari El Republic in Russia, by the Volga river. tree →
2) (a language) Mari is the language of that people, related to Finnish and Hungarian. tree →
3) (history) Mari was an ancient city in what is now Syria, famous for clay tablets with old writing. tree →
4) (a name) A girl's name in several countries, such as Estonia, Finland and Japan. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and history lessons Mari can appear as a people and language of Russia or as an ancient city on the Euphrates river in Syria, where archaeologists found thousands of clay tablets. As a name, it is a girl's name. It is not an ordinary English word. Do not confuse with «Mary» or «marry».
examples
- The Mari people have their own language and traditions. tree →
- Mari is related to Finnish. tree →
- Archaeologists found a royal palace at ancient Mari. tree →
- Clay tablets from Mari tell us about life 4,000 years ago. tree →
- My friend Mari comes from Estonia. tree →
- The Mari El Republic is in Russia. tree →
- Mari is a short name, often used in Finland and Japan. tree →
- The ruins of Mari are near the border of Syria and Iraq. tree →
note
A name, so it is written with a capital M. Not an English common word. Different from «Mary» (a name), «marry» (to wed) and «merry» (happy), which sound similar in some accents.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mari» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.