Mari-English Dictionary

1. little, few, a small amount, a small number

♢ məj təlat ʃagaləm kalasen kertam {sentence} there's not much I can tell you

♦ ʃagal βyran {adjective} anemic

♦ ʃagal gən {adverb} {set phrase} at least, at the least, at a minimum

♦ ʃagal ʒap {noun} little time

♦ ʃagal kalək {noun} few people

♦ ʃagal kuan {noun} little joy

♦ ʃagal mut dene {adjective} in a few words

♦ ʃagal mutan {adjective} taciturn, not talkative

♦ ʃagal ogəl {adjective} a good deal

♦ ʃagalʒe godəm {adjective} in rare instances

2. little, insufficiently, not much, not enough

♢ marij jəlməm ʃagal paləməʒəmat monden {sentence} (s)he forgot what little Mari (s)he knew

♦ ʃagal βozəʃo pisateʎ {noun} unproductive writer

♦ ʃagal paləʃe {adjective} ill-informed

♦ ʃagal tərʃem {verb II} not to try hard enough, to try only a little

♦ ʃagal ʃint͡ɕəʃe {adjective} ill-informed

♦ ʃagal ʃonem {verb II} not to think much

3. rarely, seldom

♢ tudo ʃagal toleʃ {sentence} (s)he rarely comes

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The Mari Web Project is primarily based at the Department of Finno-Ugric Studies at the University of Vienna. The Mari-English Dictionary was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P22786-G20.
Last update: 10 August 2023

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