Martial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

(of persons) befitting a warrior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːɹʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɑːʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɑːʃəl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːɹʃəl/.

Examples

a military bearing
martial law

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

warriorlike soldierlike soldierly warlike

Parts of Speech

noun	Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)
adjective	(of persons) befitting a warrior “a military bearing”
adjective	suggesting war or military life
adjective	of or relating to the armed forces “martial law”

Word Forms

soldier

noun

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kriegerisch

Römischer Dichter, bekannt für Epigramme (1. Jahrhundert v. Chr.)

🇪🇸Spanish

marcial

Poeta romano destacado por sus epigramas (siglo I a. C.)

🇮🇹Italian

marziale

Poeta romano noto per gli epigrammi (I secolo a.C.)

🇳🇱Dutch

krijgshaftig

Romeinse dichter bekend om epigrammen (eerste eeuw voor Christus)

🇵🇹Portuguese

marcial

Poeta romano conhecido por epigramas (século I aC)

🇷🇺Russian

боевой

Римский поэт, известный эпиграммами (первый век до н. э.)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामरिक

सूक्तिलेखों के लिए विख्यात रोमन कवि (पहली शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व)

🇧🇩Bengali

মার্শাল

রোমান কবি এপিগ্রামের জন্য উল্লিখিত (খ্রিস্টপূর্ব প্রথম শতাব্দী)

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்காப்பு

ரோமானிய கவிஞர் எபிகிராம்களுக்காக குறிப்பிடப்பட்டவர் (கிமு முதல் நூற்றாண்டு)

🇮🇳Telugu

యుద్ధ

రోమన్ కవి ఎపిగ్రామ్‌లకు ప్రసిద్ధి చెందాడు (క్రీ.పూ. మొదటి శతాబ్దం)

🇮🇳Marathi

मार्शल

रोमन कवी एपिग्रामसाठी प्रख्यात आहे (पहिले शतक ईसापूर्व)

🇮🇳Gujarati

માર્શલ

રોમન કવિ એપિગ્રામ્સ માટે નોંધાયેલા (પ્રથમ સદી બીસી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ

ರೋಮನ್ ಕವಿ ಎಪಿಗ್ರಾಮ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೆಸರುವಾಸಿಯಾಗಿದೆ (ಕ್ರಿ.ಪೂ. ಒಂದನೇ ಶತಮಾನ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആയോധന

എപ്പിഗ്രാമുകൾക്ക് പേരുകേട്ട റോമൻ കവി (ബിസി ഒന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ട്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰਸ਼ਲ

ਰੋਮਨ ਕਵੀ ਐਪੀਗ੍ਰਾਮ (ਪਹਿਲੀ ਸਦੀ ਬੀ ਸੀ) ਲਈ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

مارشل

رومن شاعر ایپیگرامس کے لیے مشہور ہے (پہلی صدی قبل مسیح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

武术

以警句闻名的罗马诗人（公元前一世纪）

🇯🇵Japanese

武道

エピグラムで有名なローマの詩人（紀元前 1 世紀）

🇰🇷Korean

용감한

풍자문으로 유명한 로마 시인(기원전 1세기)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

võ thuật

Nhà thơ La Mã nổi tiếng với các biểu tượng (thế kỷ thứ nhất trước Công nguyên)

🇹🇭Thai

การต่อสู้

กวีชาวโรมันขึ้นชื่อในเรื่อง epigrams (ศตวรรษแรกก่อนคริสต์ศักราช)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bela diri

Penyair Romawi terkenal karena epigramnya (abad pertama SM)

🇲🇾Malay

mempertahankan diri

Penyair Rom terkenal untuk epigram (abad pertama SM)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عسكرية

شاعر روماني مشهور بالقصائد (القرن الأول قبل الميلاد)

🇮🇷Persian

رزمی

شاعر رومی که به خاطر نقوش برجسته (قرن اول قبل از میلاد)

🇹🇷Turkish

dövüş

Epigramlarıyla dikkat çeken Romalı şair (MÖ 1. yüzyıl)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְבָאִי

משורר רומי ידוע באפיגרמות (המאה הראשונה לפני הספירה)

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