Probably related tom-
ma-
Non-productive prefix without a specific meaning. In words where this prefix can be found, it takes the place of the first syllable of the original word, usually with no change in meaning (compareudare madari ma- contain this prefix, with the original word having been lost.
Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà- ( “ Class 6 noun prefix ” ) .
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix .Yuko Abe (2006 ),A Bende Vocabulary [1] ma-
Used to form adjectives indicating a quality ma- + linig ( “ to clean ” ) → malinig ( “ clean ” ) Object IV trigger infinitive verb prefix ma- + dumog ( “ wet ” ) → madumog ( “ to become wet ” ) Object trigger to have done something; to be able to do something ma- + tapos ( “ finish ” ) → matapos ( “ to be able to finish something ” ) Natapos kong basahon an libro kasubanggi.I was able to finish reading the book last night. Object trigger to perform the action of the verb unintentionally ma- + pasa ( “ broken, break ” ) → mapasa ( “ to break something unintentionally ” ) Napasa ko an salming.Iunintentionally broke the mirror. Compare it when used with the suffix-on : pasa ( “ broken, break ” ) +-on pasaon ( “ to break something on purpose ” ) Pinasa ko an salming.Ibroke the mirror on purpose. to form the future tense of the verb. ma-
Used to form adjectives indicating a quality Used to form the future tense of a verb Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà- Swahili ma-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. Primarily used with non-count nouns andpluralia tantum . ma-
marksirrealis mood, particularly incommand forms. it is typically preceded by a subject marker ma- + paura ( “ work ” ) → amapaura ( “ i should work (a- 1sg subject +-ma- irrealis +paura work) ” ) ma- + paura ( “ work ” ) → omapaura ( “ you work (command) (o- 2sg subject +-ma- irrealis +paura work) ” ) ma- + paura ( “ work ” ) → emapaura ( “ he/she should work (e- 3sg subject +-ma- irrealis +paura work) ” ) CategoryGabadi terms prefixed with ma- not found
Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2014-02-24).Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language . [working paper, draft created november 2013; editor: Eileen Gasaway]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL International. Available online:[2] . For the prefixma- , see page 39, section "9 residue" and page 36, section "7.2 commands (imperative sentences)". Cognate to the set of prefixes found inArabic مُ ( mu ) for agentive participles,مَ ( ma ) for locatives, andمِ ( mi ) for instrumentals.
ma-
Used to formagentive nouns. Used to form nouns of place (locative nouns). Used to forminstrumental nouns. Each prefix forms a different template to which the noun must conform:
Agentive nouns end in-ī -ìyā -ā Locative nouns end in-ā -ī Instrumental nouns end in-ī -ai FromProto-Polynesian *ma- ( “ stativising prefix ” ) . CompareMaori ma- Fijian ma-
ma-
prefix indicating quality or state ma- + kala ( “ loosen ” ,transitive verb ) → makala ( “ loosen ” ,stative verb ) Fromma
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prefixed form of the locative prepositionma ma- + kai ( “ sea ” ) → makai ( “ seaward ” ) ma- + hope ( “ after ” ) → mahope ( “ afterwards, later ” ) ma-
Rōmaji transcription ofま ma-
first person plural exclusive nominativeproclitic FromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
class 6 prefix FromProto-Polynesian *ma- ( “ stativising prefix ” ) . CompareHawaiian ma- Fijian ma-
ma-
fossilised prefix found on some adjectives No longer productive in contemporary Maori.
Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà- ( “ Class 6 noun prefix ” ) .
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix .R.C.Wynne (1980 ),English-Mbukushu Dictionary [3] FromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
ma-
active verb ma-
away (prefixed to verbs)The hyphen is normally kept, for example,ma-pitjanyi . Althoughma- is spelt with a shorta , the vowel is actually long (maa- ). The misleading spelling exists for historical reasons. Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà- ( “ Class 6 noun prefixes ” ) .
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix .Yasutoshi Yukawa (2006 ),A Classified Vocabulary of the Punu Language [4] Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà- .
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
ma class(VI) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting mass nouns and plurals of a variety of classesma jima chafudirty water forms plurals ofji class(V) nouns jicho ( “ eye ” ) → macho ( “ eyes ” ) jambo ( “ thing ” ) → mambo ( “ things ” ) chungwa ( “ orange ” ) → machungwa ( “ oranges ” ) jitu ( “ giant ” ) → majitu ( “ giants ” ) forms plurals of someu class(XI) nouns ugomvi ( “ quarrel ” ) → magomvi ( “ quarrels ” ) forms collectives ofn class(IX) nouns ma- + rafiki ( “ friend ” ) → marafiki ( “ group of friends ” ) FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Proto-Austronesian *ma- ( stative prefix ) . Comparemay ( existential marker ) .
ma- (Baybayin spelling ᜋ
used to form adjectives indicating a quality ma- + linis ( “ cleanliness ” ) → malinis ( “ clean ” ) ( actor III trigger prefix ) :infinitive form ma- + ligo ( “ bath ” ) → maligo ( “ to take a bath; to bathe ” ) ( object IV trigger prefix ) :infinitive form ma- + basa ( “ wet ” ) → mabasa ( “ to become wet ” ) to have done something; to be able to do something ma- + tapos ( “ finish ” ) → matapos ( “ to be able to finish something ” ) Natapos kong basahin ang libro kagabi.I was able to finish reading the book last night. to perform the action of the verb unintentionally Coordinate term: -in ma- + basag ( “ break, crack ” ) → mabasag ( “ to break something unintentionally ” ) Nabasag ko ang salamin.Ibroke the mirror (unintentionally Usingma- -in basag ( “ break, crack ” ) +-in basagin ( “ to break something on purpose ” ) Binasag ko ang salamin.Ibroke the mirror (on purpose FromProto-Austronesian *ma- ( future prefix ) .
má- (Baybayin spelling ᜋ ( dialectal )
used to form contemplative aspects of verbs prefixed withum- -um- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ma- ”, in the CLDF dataset fromThe Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–),→DOI ( Sinūgan Parianun ) IPA (key ) : /ma/ [ma] Syllabification:ma- ma- (Sulat Sūg spelling مَ
Used to form adjectives and adverbs; characterized by; abundant in ma- (Jawi م-
( non-human ) third-person singular and plural possessive prefix ,its ,their indicates definiteness haka ngorima obo ―give methe bone (literally, “give meits bone ”)ma ngofa hotuthe child sleepsits child sleepsTernate personal pronouns independent subject proclitic possessive informal formal singular 1st person ngori fangare m ,fajaru f to ri 2nd person ngana ngoni jou ngoni no ni 3rd person una m ,mina f o m ,mo f ,i nh i m ,mi f ,ma nh plural 1st person inclusive ngone fo na nga 1st person exclusive ngomi fangare ngomi m ,fajaru ngomi f ,fara ngomi 1 mi mi mia 2nd person ngoni ni na nia 3rd person ana h ,ena nh i h, nh ,yo h, † ,ya nh, † na h ,nga h ,ma nh
unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific m - masculine,f - feminine,h - human,nh - non-human1 - for mixed-gender groups † - archaic ma- (Jawi م-
marks certain verbal aspects indicates prolonged duration indicates repeated action ma- + kokehe ( “ to cough ” ) → makokehe ( “ to cough repeatedly ” ) indicates habitual action indicates an action undertaken by multiple subjects ma- (Jawi م-
reflexive ma- + doto ( “ to teach ” ) → madoto ( “ to learn ” ) ma- + hodo ( “ to pour ” ) → mahodo ( “ to bathe ” ) ma- + ngadi ( “ to clothe (another) ” ) → mangadi ( “ to put on clothes, to don ” ) Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890 ),Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate , E.J. Brill Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ),A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh FromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *mà-
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Class 6 noun prefix. ma-
a prefix of unclear meaning ma- + gei ( “ to be dead ” ) → magei ( “ to die ” ) ma- + dadi ( “ to become ” ) → madadi ( “ to be, exist ” ) The prefixma- is subject to West Makianvowel harmony , and as such may surface asme- ,mi- , ormo- .
ma-
first-person plural inclusive clitic ,we mo cowe seeThe prefixma- follows West Makianvowel harmony , and as such may surface asme- ,mi- , ormo- .
ma-
( animate ) third-person singular clitic for stative verbs ,it ma dadi sangajihe became a chiefdi oma mama kaku i ―their childis stillsmall This clitic is only for stative verbs and does not undergo vowel harmony.
ma-
( animate ) third-person singular possessive prefix ,his ,hers , that person's, that being'sThe possessive prefixma- is subject to West Makianvowel harmony , and as such may surface asme- ,mi- , ormo- .
West Makian personal pronouns independent possessive prefix 1st person singular de ti 2nd person singular ni ni 3rd person singular me mV an. ,dV inan. 1st person plural inclusive ene nV exclusive imi mi 2nd person plural ini fi 3rd person plural eme di
ma-
forms adverbial numerals ma- + minye ( “ one ” ) → maminye ( “ once ” ) ma- + unge ( “ three ” ) → maunge ( “ thrice ” ) Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ),The Makian languages and their neighbours [5] From a clipping ofmakhe ( “ hortative marker ” ) .
ma-
let ,may ;gives a verb ahortative force. The prefix is attached to the subjunctive form of the verb, before the subject concord.
Inherited fromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *mà-
ma-
Class 6 simple noun prefix. From a clipping ofmake ( “ hortative marker ” ) .
ma-
let ,may ;gives a verb ahortative force. The prefix is attached to the subjunctive form of the verb, before the subject concord.
