ماجرا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَا جَرَى (mā jarā, literally “what happened”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.d͡ʒä.ɾɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.d͡ʒä.ɾɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.d͡ʒä.ɾɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? mājarā
Dari reading? mājarā
Iranian reading? mâjarâ
Tajik reading? mojaro

Noun

ماجَرا • (mâjarâ) (plural ماجراها (mâjarâ-hâ))

  1. event, affair (such as a crime affair)
    ماجرای دریفوس ― mâjarâ-ye dreyfus ― Dreyfus Affair
  2. adventure

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: macəra
  • → Bashkir: мажара (majara)
  • → Hindustani:
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ماجرا
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