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Igbo word

mara

In Igbo, mara means is beautiful / looks good. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What mara means

mara Verb form
is beautiful / looks goodCarried by ‘mma’: ‘Ákwà ahụ mara mma’ - that cloth is beautiful. Said alone, ‘mara’ is the completed form of ‘ma’ (know).

How to say it

Say it as mara. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.

mara in a sentence

  • mara mmais beautiful
  • ákwà mara mmabeautiful cloth
  • Ákwà ọhụrụ ahụ mara mma nke ukwuu.That new cloth is very beautiful.
  • Ifuru mara mma.The flower is beautiful.