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mara in Kurdish

mara in Kurdish is kabûs — mara means in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.

mara in Kurdish

kabûs
noun
(European folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

What does "mara" mean?

  1. noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
    "In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest."
  2. noun A long-legged rodent native to the grasslands of Argentina, related to the guinea pig.
    "At the zoo, a mara hopped across the grass on its long legs."
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mara in a sentence

  • In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest.
  • Grandmother said a restless mara was to blame whenever she woke up frightened.
  • At the zoo, a mara hopped across the grass on its long legs.
  • The mara is a rodent that lives on open plains and eats grass.

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What is "mara" in Kurdish?
"mara" in Kurdish is kabûs. mara means: In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
How do you use "mara" in a sentence?
Example: "In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest." In Kurdish, "mara" is kabûs.
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