ma (plural mas
( astronomy , usually in theplural ) Abbreviation ofmilli- arcsecond The sound, which parents interpret as a reference to themselves, is very commonly made by infants. For more on the linguistic process whereby infants' monosyllables are tied to ancient word roots for parents, seemama papa mātēr patēr
ma (plural mas
( colloquial , and in direct address) mother ,mama Coordinate term: pa 2011 Philip Reeve ,Scrivener's Moon Scholastic ,→ISBN 48 :Once the silky gent who ran a barge called theKnuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum'sma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins.
( colloquial ) landlady of atheater .1949 The Edwardian Story , page322 :[ …] Ma " or theatrical landlady[ …]
Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person.Hey,Ma , I’d like you to meet my friend Jamie.
terms synonymous with "ma"
colloquial form of mother
( landlady of a theater ) : 1984 , Jonathon Green,Newspeak .Abbreviation.
ma
May .Usually capitalised asMa Frommy
ma
( dialectal , informal ) Alternative spelling ofmy .FromCantonese 嘛 ( maa3 ,“ of course! ” ) .[ 1]
ma
( Manglish , Singlish ) Alternative form ofmah .FromMandarin 嗎 ／ 吗 ma
ma
( Chinese Malaysian andSingaporean ) Alternative spelling ofmah .Japanese 間
ma (uncountable
( art ) Negative space Japanese art . ^ Lee, Jack Tsen-Ta (2004 ), “mah ”, inA Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English A&M A. M. am A. & M. AM 'am Am. Am a.m. a. m. A.M. ma
mother FromProto-Sino-Tibetan *ma ( negative particle ) .
( Myanmar ) /ma˧/ ( Lianghe ) [n³¹] ( Longchuan ) [ma³¹] ( Luxi ) [m³¹] ( Xiandao ) [m³¹] ma
Placed before a verb to negate it: not 2010 Psalm 115:6 Ngochang Common Language Bible [1] No dap laus eqma xauhgyo, nho dap laus eqma yoh nam. [The idols have] ears stuck [to them] butdo not hear; [the idols have] noses stuck [to them] but cannot smell. Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005 ),A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon [2] 77 FromProto-Afroasiatic *ma, *mi-
IPA (key ) : /ˈma/ [ˈmʌ] Hyphenation:ma má (bound form maa-
what ?what kind of ?E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985 ), “ma”, inAn Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London,→ISBN ma (plural ma's
mom ,mother ma
and Leenhardt, M. (1935 ),Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou , Paris: Institut d'ethnologie Houaïlou " in Greenhill, S.J.,Blust, R. , &Gray, R.D. (2008).The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics .Evolutionary Bioinformatics Leenhardt, M. (1946 ),Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie Ajiø " in Greenhill, S.J.,Blust, R. , &Gray, R.D. (2008).The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics .Evolutionary Bioinformatics Unknown. CompareGe'ez -መ ( -mma ) (emphatic enclitic).
ma
( enclitic ) and ,but ( enclitic ) used to stress single words, especially the predicate of nominal clauses 𒌓𒈠𒈠 [ūmamma ] ―u₄-ma-ma ―thisvery day Cuneiform spellings Phonetic
FromMiddle High German man Old High German man Proto-Germanic *mann-
ma m ( Gressoney , Issime )
man husband má
tolove Cristiane Benjamin Santos,Aspectos morfossintáticos dos pronomes pessoais em Anaan (2007) Bruce Connell,Lower Cross Wordlist ma
( Mpakwithi ) man ma
( transitive , Mpakwithi) hear ( transitive , Mpakwithi) listen Terry Crowley,The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 187 FromProto-Central Naga *maʔ Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma ( negative particle ) . Doublet of the negative prefixme-
ma
( Chungli, Mongsen ) Used to express refusal to accept a command or invitation :no !A. R. Coupe (2007 ),A grammar of Mongsen Ao , Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter,→ISBN 405-406 Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014 ),A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga [3] 78, 178 ma
and FromLatin magis Romanian mai
ma
more FromItalian ma
ma
but ,yet if Seemadre
ma f plural mas
mother Synonym: madre ma
sea cow ma ( auxiliary )
( verbal auxiliary ) marks an action which is not accomplished A ma na fɔlɔ He has not come yet Sirajɛ ma taa dɔgɔ la Siraje did not go to the market Unstressed form ofmia
ma
me ( dative ) we FromMiddle High German man Old High German man Proto-West Germanic *mann Proto-Germanic *mann- ( “ person ” ) . CompareGerman man Dutch men
ma
one ,you ( indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular ) Ma waß nia, wås an erwoat.You never know what to expect.they ,people ( people in general ) Des sågtma hoid a so. ―That's just the waypeople say it. they ( some unspecified group of people ) (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
ma
my (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
ma
good !(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
ma
that if ma
alternative spelling ofmy ( “ 1st person singular possessive determiner ” ) This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPA then please add some!
ma
horse FromVulgar Latin *mam , reduced form ofLatin meam
ma
feminine singular ofmon ma
they Donald M. Topping (1973 ),Chamorro Reference Grammar [4] Inherited fromOld French mes Latin magis
ma
( Troyen, Langrois ) but Daunay, Jean (1998 ),Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) [5] Baudoin, Alphonse (1885 ),Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux [6] FromMiddle High German māne Old High German māno Proto-West Germanic *mānō Proto-Germanic *mēnô ( “ moon ” ) .
ma m
( Tredici Comuni ) moon An unstressed pronunciation ofmånn ( “ man ” ) .
ma
( Luserna ) one ,you ( indefinite pronoun ) ma
hand .FromProto-Brythonic *mɨn *mow Proto-Celtic *mene *mī Breton ma Irish Scottish Gaelic mo Manx my Welsh fy
ma
my Reduced form ofmy 1 Uncommon.2 hun andins have been suggested as non-binary 3rd person singular pronouns, though these have not yet officially adopted.3 Infrequently used as a formal alternative to the singular.
S Triggerssoft mutation A Triggersaspirate mutation M Triggersmixed mutation
* after'th Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
[ edit ] Related to widespread words for "mother" and related respectful terms for women across West Africa.
ma
mother-in-law Dalby, T. D. P. (1963 ), “The extinct language of Dama”, inSierra Leone Language Review , volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages50–54 ma
bee (insect)ma f plural ma's diminutive maatje n
( informal ) mother má
love ,like Abbreviation ofmina Proto-Finnic *minä Proto-Uralic *minä
ma (genitive mu partitive mind long form mina
I ( 1st person singular personal pronoun ) Used unstressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is stressed,mina “ma [ EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamatDescriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language 2009 “ma [ÕS]Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary 2018 ,→ISBN ma inSõnaveeb IPA (key ) : /ˈmɑ/ ,[ˈmɑ̝] Rhymes:-ɑ Syllabification(key ) :ma Hyphenation(key ) :ma ma
abbreviation ofmaanantai ( “ Monday ” ) Seeminä Estonian ma
ma ( poetic , archaic )
( personal ) I Other forms than the nominative generally align withmä
minä ( standard Finnish; see it for full list ) ma
feminine singular ofmon FromOld French ma Latin meam
ma f
feminine singular ofmon Ma mère est venue me voir.My mother came to see me.Ma can only be used before feminine singular nouns and adjectives that begin with either a consonant or an aspirated H. The masculine formmon is used before feminine singular nouns and adjectives that begin with either a vowel or muted H.
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or
muteh .
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
For the singular persons there are gender-neutral neologisms
man ,tan ,san . These are extremely rare.
FromLatin magis
ma
but ma
( colloquial ) pronunciation spelling ofmal Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai [ edit ] ma
2nd-person singular pronoun: you 2nd-person plural pronoun: you 2nd-person singular possessive pronoun: your 2nd-person plural possessive pronoun: your (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
ma
in ,at Probably related tomás
ma
today Synonym: ( folksy ) máma Coordinate terms: holnap tegnap 1975 Imre Kertész , translated by Tim Wilkinson,Sorstalanság →ISBN Ma nem mentem iskolába. Azaz mentem, de csak, hogy hazakéredzkedjem az osztályfőnökömtől.I didn’t go to schooltoday . Or rather, I did go, but only to ask my class teacher’s permission to take the day off. ( attributively , before anytime of day ) this ……( morning etc. ) ,to- ……( as in “tonight” ) ma reggel /délelőtt this morningma délután this afternoonma este this eveningma éjjel /éjszaka to nightma hajnalban ,délben ,éjfélkor at dawn, noon, midnighttoday ma (usuallyuncountable , plural mák
( usually preceded by the definite article “a ) today ( the present time period; nowadays ) The suffixed singular formsmáig ,mára ,mához ,máról ,mától mát ,mának ,mával ,máért ,mában ,mánál ,mába , andmából a mai nap nap
Its (single- and multiple-possession) possessive forms are hardly if ever used.
ma in Géza Bárczi ,László Országh ,et al. , editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN . ma in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.).Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete →ISBN . (See alsoits 2nd edition .) Borrowed fromFrench mais Italian ma Portuguese Spanish mas Latin magis Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
ma
but FromItalian ma
ma
but Inherited fromProto-Edoid *mhanhɪ
ma
First person plural pronoun ,we .FromLatin magis
ma
but 1877 Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno , volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page68 :Ma sulo i tuoi bai uoci, anema meîa,But only your beautiful eyes, oh soul of mineInherited fromLatin magis
ma
but ,however Synonym: però but ,on the contrary Synonyms: anzi bensì ( informal , emphatic ) indicatesemotion oremphasis Ma che carino!Oh how cute!Ma che volete da me?!Whatin the heck do you want from me?! ( informal ) used todirect attention to something else ( inquestion sentences ) Ma ... tu sei di Roma?So uhh ... you are from Rome?Ma ti sei divertito oppure no?[That said though] did you have fun or not?ma m invariable
but See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
ma
alternative spelling ofmah [ 2] ↑1.0 1.1 ma inLuciano Canepari ,Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) ^ ma2 in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italianama1 in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italianama in Treccani.it –Sinonimi e Contrari (2003), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italianama
Thehiragana syllableま ( ma ) or thekatakana syllableマ ( ma ) inHepburn romanization. Cognate toÖnge mi ( “ I; me ” ) .
ma
me ;us ( singular and plural first-person pronoun in theaccusative case ) The pronounmi ma vowel harmony .
Kumar, Pramod (2012)Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa [8] Inherited fromProto-Berber
ma
if Ma yehwa-yak xas ad teɣreḍ.If you like, you can read it.Whenma
ma m or f
Used to introduce a yes-or-no question. Ma d kečč i t-yebbʷin?Was it you that took it? Association Culturelle Numidya (2025 ), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, inAmawal [9] Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982 ),Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France ma
only ma
daddy ;father ( term of address ) ma
water As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a monosyllabic stem, together withrũkũ ( Kiambu ) ( Limuru ) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group includingbaba guka gũtũ mũguĩ mũtwe nyamũ ruo rũhĩ hĩ rũkũ ngũ taata ( “ my aunt ” ) ,ũta mota ũthiũ mothiũ [ 1] ma
truth [ 2] ma
truly [ 2] m a
( for class 6 ) of Inherited fromOld Spanish mas Latin magis ( “ more ” ) .
ma (Hebrew spelling מה [ 1]
but Synonyms: ama pero 1979 Aki Yerushalayim [10] the original on3 December 2020 , page11 :La primera de eyas es ke el djudeo-espaniol kontiene un grande numero de arkaizmos o sea, palavras ke eran empleadas en Espania asta el siglo XVma ke dezparesieron dezde entonses de su vokabulario, mientres ke en el djudeo-espaniol kontinuan a existir asta oy. The first of them is that Judeo-Spanish contains a large number of archaisms, or rather, words that were used in Spain until the 15th centurybut which disappeared after then from its vocabulary, while in Judeo-Spanish they continue to be used to this day. 2020 January 29, Metin Delevi, “El 27 de Enero es el dia de memoria de las viktimas del Nazismo, del Olokosto…”, inŞalom [11] Devemos de saver ke el antisemitizmo es una de las formas ekstremas del rasizmoma ay otras formas de rasizmo i devemos de luchar kon todo modo forma del rasizmo. We must know that antisemitism is one of the extreme forms of racism,but there are other forms of racism and we must fight every form of racism. why ^ “ma ”, inTrezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasury of the Judeo-Spanish Language , and English), Instituto Maale Adumim [ edit ] FromProto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma
-má
tostand Cognate withBurmese အမွေ ( a.mwe ) .
ma
inheritance heirloom Dr. Ola Hanson,A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1906). ma
but From Proto-Paman *pama.
ma ( ergativemal maw )
man ,person Shorter form ofminā
ma
I ;first-person pronoun, referring to the speaker Renāte Blumberga, Tapio Mäkeläinen, Karl Pajusalu (2013 ),Lībieši: vēsture, valoda un kultūra (in Livonian), Riga: Līvõ Kultūr sidām,→ISBN Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013 ), “ma ”, inLīvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary [12] ma
third-person singular present ofměś FromArabic مَا ( mā ,“ not ” ) .
ma
not ;used to negate verbs and pronominal adverbs Illumma nixrobx. ―I donot drink today. Qattma nixrob. ―Inever drink. / I donot ever drink. 2008 Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti , Merlin Publishers,→ISBN Generally used together with the negative ending-x qatt ( “ never ” ) ,ebda ( “ no, none ” ) ,ħadd ( “ nobody ” ) ,xejn ( “ nothing ” ) . FromArabic مَا ( mā ,“ what ” ) .
ma
( relative ) alternative form ofli ( “ who, which, that ” ) , used in some fossiled expressions L-ewwelma tiekol, l-għajn. You eat with your eyes first. (literally, “The firstthat eats is the eye. ”) ( obsolete , with comparative adjective) how (as in “how beautiful is...”)Synonym: kemm ca. 1760 G.P.F. Agius de Soldanis ,Discorso tra due contadini sopra le nuove correnti :Rait e Sultana, um akbar um esbahh ma hi, ma t challi hhasra, ghaliesc i enghat li t-arga mnein giet. Rajt is-Sultana. Uma akbar uma isbaħ ma hi! Imma tħalli ħasra, għaliex jingħad li terġa’ mnejn ġiet. I saw the Sultana [a captured Turkish ship]. Andhow big andhow beautiful she is! But is a pity, because they say she will go back to where she came from. ma (ma5 / ma0 Zhuyin ˙ㄇㄚ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of么 Hanyu Pinyin reading of嗎 / 吗 Hanyu Pinyin reading of嘛 Hanyu Pinyin reading of㕰 ma
nonstandard spelling ofmā nonstandard spelling ofmá nonstandard spelling ofmǎ nonstandard spelling ofmà Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.ma
dog ma
milk ma
already ma
separates thetopic from the rest of the sentence. Oja ma haku .As for the pan, it is hot.FromCanadian French ma
ma f masculine moñ masculine and feminine plural mii
my ma
alternative form ofman ( “ one, you ” ) Cognate withSuri ma
IPA (key ) : /mà/ ,[mà] Hyphenation:ma ma (Ethiopic script ማ
water river David Turton; Moges Yigezu; Olisarali Olibui (2008 ), “ma”, inMursi-English-Amharic dictionary ,→ISBN 117 Firew Girma Worku (2020 ),A grammar of Mursi , page123 FromLatin magis Italian ma French mais
ma
but FromAssamese মা ( ma ) ,Early Assamese মাৱ ( mawo ) , fromPrakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀸 ( māyā ) , fromSanskrit माता ( mātā ) .
ma
mother ,mom ma
Averbaliser , creating multi-wordverbs fromnouns andadjectives Westerlund, T. (2007).A grammatical sketch of Ngarla: A language of Western Australia . Uppsala University. FromEnglish my
ma
my ma
( Mooring ) with FromProto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma
-má
tostand This verb needs aninflection-table template .
Derived from the 1st person dual suffix-ma -va -m -me -my
ma
( rare ) we two ( first person dual ) Synonyms: vě va Old Czech personal pronouns Singular 1st person 2nd person 3rd person Reflexive m f n Nominative já(z) ty on ona ono — Genitive mne mě tebe tě j(e)ho ň(e)ho jie nie j(e)ho ň(e)ho sebe sě Dative mně mi tobě ti j(e)mu ňemu jí ní jiej niej j(e)mu ňemu sobě si Accusative mě mne tě tebe jej jen ji j(e)ho -ň ňej ňen ni ň(e)ho ju ňu je ňe sě sebe Locative mně tobě ňem ní niej ňem sobě Instrumental mnú tobú tebú jím ním jú ňú jím ním sobú sebú Possessive mój tvój jeho (je)jie jeho svój Dual 1st person 2nd person 3rd person Reflexive m f n Nominative vě va ma vy ona oně — Genitive najú vajú jú ňú sebe sě Dative náma váma jima nima sobě si Accusative ny najú vy vajú jě ně ji ni sě sebe Locative najú vajú ňú sobě Instrumental náma váma jima nima sobú sebú Possessive náš najú váš vajú (je)jú svój Plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person Reflexive m f n Nominative my vy oni ony ona — Genitive nás vás jich nich sebe sě Dative nám nem vám vem jim nim sobě si Accusative ny nás vy vás jě ně sě sebe Locative nás vás nich sobě Instrumental námi vámi jimi nimi sobú sebú Possessive náš váš (je)jich svój
FromProto-Germanic *maiz Old Frisian mā Old Saxon mēr Old Dutch mēr Old High German mēr Old Norse meir Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 ( mais ) .
mā
more late 9th century ,King Alfred's translation ofBoethius' Metres of Boethius , lines 85-89Mid þȳ is ġetācnod þæt his trēowa sceal, and his mōdġeþonc,mā up þonne niþer habban tō heofonum. By that is betokened, that his trust shall, and his mind,more upwards than downwards aspire to the heavens. The Life of Saint Margaret Sēo hāliġe fǣmne him andswarode and cwæþ, "Nis mē ālīefed þæt iċ þē tō seċġe, for þon þū neart nā wierðe mīne stefne tō ġehīerenne. Godes bebodu iċ wille ġehīeran and ġecȳðan. And þū, dēofol, ādumba nū, for þon þe iċ nylle nān wordmā of þīnum mūðe ġehīeran." The holy virgin answered him and said, "I’m not allowed to tell you, because you don't deserve to hear my voice. God's commandments are what I want to hear and impart. And you, demon, be quiet now, because I don't want to hear onemore word out of your mouth." further late 9th century ,King Alfred's translation ofBoethius' The Consolation of Philosophy Nū ðū þæt swā openlīce onġiten hæfst, ne þearfe ic nū nauht swīþe ymbe þ swincan þæt ic þēmā be gode recce. Since thou hast so clearly understood this, I need not now greatly labour in order that I may instruct theefurther concerning good;... instead ,rather mā (indeclinable
more ( often + genitive ) late 10th century ,Ælfric ,"Saint Maur, Abbot" Þā ġecwæð sē abbod and ealle þā ġebrōðra þæt þēr ne mihte nāmā muneca wunian... Then said the abbot and all the brothers, that nomore monks could dwell there... The expectedcomparative andsuperlative forms ofmā ,māra mǣst suppletive forms ofmiċel
FromLatin meam
ma f masculine mon plural mes
my (first-person singular possessive)ma
one ma
alternative spelling ofmá ma
snow ma
water ma
water FromSanskrit म ( ma ,“ 1sg (base of oblique cases) ” ) .
ma (personal ,Perso-Arabic spelling مہ
I (1sg nom, subject), me (1sg direct object) máa- ( Forming one phonological word with following postposition or clitic, e.g. máathe 'me, to me' with the 'to'. ) Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011 ), “ma”, inPalula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[13] →ISBN Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ), “ma ”, inA Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Pressmā
Subjunctive marker clipping ofmaka Negative imperative marker )Ma shina kiuni!Don't say that!The particlema helps disambiguating many of the subjunctive forms from the present indicative or imperative forms. -má
clipping of-maka ma
away ma
if IPA (key ) : /ˈma/ Rhymes:-a Syllabification:ma ma
third-person singular present indicative ofmieć Andrzejma 18 lat. ―Andrzej is 18 years old. ma
( literary ) alternative form ofmoja ma in Polish dictionaries at PWNm'a ( pre-standardization spelling ) ( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : ( unstressed, proclitic ) /ma/ ,( unstressed, enclitic ) /mɐ/ ( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : ( unstressed, proclitic ) /ma/ ,( unstressed, enclitic ) /mɐ/
ma f sg
contraction ofme a :feminine singular ofmo Inherited fromPrakrit 𑀫𑀸 ( mā ) , fromAshokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀸 ( mā ) , fromSanskrit मा ( mā ) .
ma
don't ( prohibitive particle ) Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ), “māˊ ”, inA Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Press,page574 Boretzky, Norbert ; Igla, Birgit (1994 ), “ma¹”, inWörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region →ISBN 172a Marcel Courthiade (2009 ), “ma (and-e rokhimàta)”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor,Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek →ISBN 231a ma
obsolete form ofmai ma in Academia Română,Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a , Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010.→ISBN ma
and Cognate withMāori me Hawaiian me
ma
and because ma
with Inherited fromSanskrit मया ( mayā ) , fromProto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH
ma
I ;first-person singular personal pronoun Knobloch, Nina (2020 ),A grammar sketch of Sauji: An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan [14] ma
alternative form ofmy “my,poss. adj. ”, inThe Dictionary of the Scots Language Scottish Language Dictionaries , 2004–present,→OCLC 23 May 2024 , reproduced from W[ illiam] Grant and D[ avid] D. Murison, editors,The Scottish National Dictionary Scottish National Dictionary Association , 1931–1976,→OCLC FromOld Irish má Proto-Celtic *mā *ma Cornish Breton mar
ma
if Ma tha thu ’g iarrraidh sin…If you want that… Ma bhios tu…/Ma bhitheas tu…If you will be…/If you are… (habitual) Where followed by the ‘future’ tense, the correspondingrelative verb-form is used.Dèan e,ma thogras tu. Do it, if you want. In theconditional tense , instead ofma ,nan nam mura mur mana FromItalian ma Ancient Greek μά ( má ) ; both ultimately fromLatin magis
mȁ (Cyrillic spelling ма̏
bah ,whatever Placed at the beginning of a sentence to add intensity and surprise Ma kako?! ―How?! Ma gdje? ―Where in the world...? Ma da? ―Really? Ma to je on! ―That's definitely him! Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express dismissal and indignation Ma ne. ―No way. Ma daj. ―Oh come on. Ma kakvi. ―Impossible. Used to emphasize sarcasm Ma da!/Ma svakako!/Ma naravno! ―Yeah, sure. Ma nemoj. ―Oh you don't say? Ma nikad niste vi krivi. ―Of course it can never be your fault. Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma
ma
not ,no ;negative particle M. Prins,A Grammar of rGyalrong, Jiǎomùzú (Kyom-kyo) Dialects: A Web of Relations (2016) (and earlierA Web of Relations: A Grammar of rGyalrong, Jiǎomùzú (Kyom-kyo) Dialects , 2011) Inherited fromProto-Slavic *mę
ma
genitive / accusative ja ma f plural mas
( Latin America ) mum ;mom ma
romanization of𒈠 ( ma ) mà
water 1999 , Michael Bryant,Aspects of Tirmaga Grammar (in notes, asma )Michael Bryant,A Brief Grammar of the Suri Language (2011) (asmà ) FromProto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma
-́ma
tostand tostop , towait This verb needs aninflection-table template .
Influenced by Baybayin characterᜋ ( ma ) .
ma (Baybayin spelling ᜋ
the name of theLatin script letterM m Abakada alphabet Synonyms: ( in the Filipino alphabet ) em ( in the Abecedario ) eme Clipping ofmama
ma (Baybayin spelling ᜋ ( informal , familiar , childish )
term of address for one'smother mom ;mum ;mommy ;mummy ;momma ;maw Synonyms: nay inay mama ina inang nanay Coordinate term: pa ma (Baybayin spelling ᜋ
( zoology ) mollusk with ashell that looks like acoat of mail “ma ”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph ,2018 ma
and ma
with ma
alternative form ofma'a Cognate withPersian ماه ( mâh ) .
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ma
moon FromProto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ ( “ dog ” ) . Cognate withThai หมา ( mǎa ) ,Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ Lao ໝາ ( mā ) ,Tai Dam ꪢꪱ Lü ᦖᦱ ( ṁaa ) ,Shan မႃ ( mǎa ) ,Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ ( máa ) ,Aiton မ︀ႃ ( mā ) ,Ahom 𑜉𑜠 ( ma ) ,Zhuang ma Saek หม่า
ma (Nôm form 𬍄
( zoology ) dog Lương Bèn (2011 ),Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary [15] [16] Dương Nhật Thanh; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003 ), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor,Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày [17] Social Sciences Publishing House ] FromVietnamese ma
ma (Nôm form 魔
ghost From Proto-Vanikoro*ma , fromProto-Oceanic *lima Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima Proto-Austronesian *lima
ma
arm hand ma
relative clause introducer ;which ,that Synonym: yang Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ),A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh ma
( Toaripi, Kaipi, Sepoe ) water FromProto-Polynesian *ma Māori mā Samoan ma
ma
Joins noun clauses ;and ,with 1948 Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau [18] Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemuma te fiafia. This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peaceand happiness. Joins verb clauses ;and ,also ,too 1948 Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau [19] Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nukuma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi,ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia. This foundation is recognised in the villagesand if its people repeatedly do things together,and [if] they live together in peace and happiness. FromProto-Polynesian *ma
ma
from ,away from ma
Marks a prospective role of the subject ;as ,for R. Simona, editor (1986 ),Tokelau Dictionary [20] 198 ma
not FromProto-Finnic *maa Proto-Uralic *mëxe
ma
earth ground soil land ,country ,region state Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ), “грунт держава земля почва свет страна Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary [21] ma on Vietnamese Wikipedia
Sino-Vietnamese word from魔
The modern Vietnamese usage ofma ( “ ghost ” ) andquỷ ( “ demon; ogre ” ) is contrary to that ofMandarin 魔 ( mó ,“ demon ” ) and鬼 ( guǐ ,“ ghost ” ) . This can be exemplified in the pairma đói餓鬼 / 饿鬼 ( ngạquỷ ,“ preta ” ) .
(classifier con ma
ghost (spirit appearing after death)( archaic ) demon Synonym: quỷ ( chiefly in the negative , colloquial , slightly vulgar ) anyone Có thấyma nào đâu! (I) don't seeanyone ! ma
Sino-Vietnamese reading of魔 ma
( indefinite ) one ,they ( indefinite third-person singular pronoun ) ma
water Bernard Comrie, Lucía Golluscio,Language Contact and Documentation (2015,→ISBN Bartolomé Tavera-Acosta,En el sur: (Dialectos indígenas de Venezuela) (1907) ma
my Ma rahe hakaya.My brother runs.Natuma tatutuma iji minajara?[ 1] Granny, have you not seenmy wives? me ,accusative ofiné Ma hube abuae.A snake bitme . Ihima isiko naonahara?[ 2] Don't you come withme ? ^ Vaquero 1965.274, 278 ^ Romero-Figueroa 1985a.109 ma
( animate ) third-person possessive pronoun ,its mene memo oma ―this ishis child (literally, “this (is) hehis child ”)da kabimo gou ―the goat's leg The possessive pronounma follows West Makianvowel harmony , and as such may surface asme ,mi , ormo .
ma
( distal ) that ,those Synonym: mema Antonym: ne palama ilamo ―that house is largeomama ―those childrenma
then toi ipongi,ma tasagal yo ―if it rains,then I won't go Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ),The Makian languages and their neighbours [22] ma
me ( first-person singular object pronoun ) Probably related toMandarin 麼 ／ 么 me
ma
what ( interrogative ) FromMandarin 馬 / 马 ( mǎ ) .
ma
horse Juha Janhunen , Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008 ),Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume466 , LINCOM Europa,→ISBN Erika Sandman (2016 ),A Grammar of Wutun [23] →ISBN FromProto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma
-̂ma
( intransitive ) halt ( intransitive ) stop This verb needs aninflection-table template .
ma
alternative form ofmye ( “ may ” ) 1927 THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD , page137 , line 2:When ye Lord plaase, Hema mend this, [When the Lord please, Hemay mend this,] Kathleen A. Browne (1927 ), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, inJournal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)[24] 17 , number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page137 ma
we ; us (first-person plural personal pronoun)FromProto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ ( “ dog ” ) . Cognate withThai หมา ( mǎa ) ,Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ Lao ໝາ ( mā ) ,Lü ᦖᦱ ( ṁaa ) ,Tai Dam ꪢꪱ Shan မႃ ( mǎa ) ,Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ ( máa ) ,Aiton မ︀ႃ ( mā ) ,Ahom 𑜉𑜠 ( ma ) ,Saek หม่า
ma (classifier duz Sawndip forms 𬌫 or 獁 or 𬍄 or 𰡪 or 䭾 or 庅 or 犸 or 𭸱 1957–1982 spelling ma
dog FromProto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ ( “ tocome ” ) . Cognate withThai มา ( maa ) ,Northern Thai ᨾᩣ ( ma ) ,Lao ມາ ( mā ) ,Lü ᦙᦱ ( maa ) ,Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥰ ( mäa ) ,Shan မႃး ( máa ) ,Aiton မ︀ႃ ( mā ) ,Ahom 𑜉𑜠 ( ma ) or𑜉𑜡 ( mā ) or𑜉𑜡𑜠 ( māa ) .
ma (Sawndip forms 庲 or ⿸广末 or 么 or 麻 or ⿸广处 or 𮜃 or ⿰么馬 or ⿰㐅馬 or 𫹞 or 駡 1957–1982 spelling ma
tocome back ; toreturn FromProto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma
-má
( intransitive ) stand , to be standing( intransitive ) still , to notmove ( intransitive ) stop , to come to astandstill , tohalt tone H, latenti (infinitiveukuma positive negative infinitive ukuma ukungemi imperative simple + object concord singular yima -me plural yimani -meni stative positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngimi engimi ngimi angimi engingemi ngingemi 2nd singular umi omi umi awumi ongemi ungemi 1st plural simi esimi simi asimi esingemi singemi 2nd plural nimi enimi nimi animi eningemi ningemi class 1 umi omi emi akemi ongemi engemi class 2 bemi abemi bemi abemi abangemi bengemi class 3 umi omi umi awumi ongemi ongemi class 4 imi emi imi ayimi engemi ingemi class 5 limi elimi limi alimi elingemi lingemi class 6 emi emi emi awemi angemi engemi class 7 simi esimi simi asimi esingemi singemi class 8 zimi ezimi zimi azimi ezingemi zingemi class 9 imi emi imi ayimi engemi ingemi class 10 zimi ezimi zimi azimi ezingemi zingemi class 11 lumi olumi lumi alumi olungemi lungemi class 14 bumi obumi bumi abumi obungemi bungemi class 15 kumi okumi kumi akumi okungemi kungemi class 17 kumi okumi kumi akumi okungemi kungemi present positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngiyema ngima engimayo engima ngima angimi engingemi ngingemi 2nd singular uyema uma omayo oma uma awumi ongemi ungemi 1st plural siyema sima esimayo esima sima asimi esingemi singemi 2nd plural niyema nima enimayo enima nima animi eningemi ningemi class 1 uyema uma omayo oma ema akemi ongemi engemi class 2 bayema bema abemayo abema bema abemi abangemi bengemi class 3 uyema uma omayo oma uma awumi ongemi ungemi class 4 iyema ima emayo ema ima ayimi engemi ingemi class 5 liyema lima elimayo elima lima alimi elingemi lingemi class 6 ayema ema emayo ema ema awemi angemi engemi class 7 siyema sima esimayo esima sima asimi esingemi singemi class 8 ziyema zima ezimayo ezima zima azimi ezingemi zingemi class 9 iyema ima emayo ema ima ayimi engemi ingemi class 10 ziyema zima ezimayo ezima zima azimi ezingemi zingemi class 11 luyema luma olumayo oluma luma alumi olungemi lungemi class 14 buyema buma obumayo obuma buma abumi obungemi bungemi class 15 kuyema kuma okumayo okuma kuma akumi okungemi kungemi class 17 kuyema kuma okumayo okuma kuma akumi okungemi kungemi recent past positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngimile ngimē engimile engimē ngimile ngimē angimanga engingemanga ngingemanga 2nd singular umile umē omile omē umile umē awumanga ongemanga ungemanga 1st plural simile simē esimile esimē simile simē asimanga esingemanga singemanga 2nd plural nimile nimē enimile enimē nimile nimē animanga eningemanga ningemanga class 1 umile umē omile omē emile emē akemanga ongemanga engemanga class 2 bemile bemē abemile abemē bemile bemē abemanga abangemanga bengemanga class 3 umile umē omile omē umile umē awumanga ongemanga ungemanga class 4 imile imē emile emē imile imē ayimanga engemanga ingemanga class 5 limile limē elimile elimē limile limē alimanga elingemanga lingemanga class 6 emile emē emile emē emile emē awemanga angemanga engemanga class 7 simile simē esimile esimē simile simē asimanga esingemanga singemanga class 8 zimile zimē ezimile ezimē zimile zimē azimanga ezingemanga zingemanga class 9 imile imē emile emē imile imē ayimanga engemanga ingemanga class 10 zimile zimē ezimile ezimē zimile zimē azimanga ezingemanga zingemanga class 11 lumile lumē olumile olumē lumile lumē alumanga olungemanga lungemanga class 14 bumile bumē obumile obumē bumile bumē abumanga obungemanga bungemanga class 15 kumile kumē okumile okumē kumile kumē akumanga okungemanga kungemanga class 17 kumile kumē okumile okumē kumile kumē akumanga okungemanga kungemanga remote past positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngāma engāma ngāma angimanga engingemanga ngingemanga 2nd singular wāma owāma wāma awumanga ongemanga ungemanga 1st plural sāma esāma sāma asimanga esingemanga singemanga 2nd plural nāma enāma nāma animanga eningemanga ningemanga class 1 wāma owāma āma akemanga ongemanga engemanga class 2 bāma abāma bāma abemanga abangemanga bengemanga class 3 wāma owāma wāma awumanga ongemanga ungemanga class 4 yāma eyāma yāma ayimanga engemanga ingemanga class 5 lāma elāma lāma alimanga elingemanga lingemanga class 6 āma āma āma awemanga angemanga engemanga class 7 sāma esāma sāma asimanga esingemanga singemanga class 8 zāma ezāma zāma azimanga ezingemanga zingemanga class 9 yāma eyāma yāma ayimanga engemanga ingemanga class 10 zāma ezāma zāma azimanga ezingemanga zingemanga class 11 lwāma olwāma lwāma alumanga olungemanga lungemanga class 14 bāma obāma bāma abumanga obungemanga bungemanga class 15 kwāma okwāma kwāma akumanga okungemanga kungemanga class 17 kwāma okwāma kwāma akumanga okungemanga kungemanga potential positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngingema — ngingema ngingeme — ngingeme 2nd singular ungema — ungema ungeme — ungeme 1st plural singema — singema singeme — singeme 2nd plural ningema — ningema ningeme — ningeme class 1 angema — engema angeme — engeme class 2 bangema — bengema bangeme — bengeme class 3 ungema — ungema ungeme — ungeme class 4 ingema — ingema ingeme — ingeme class 5 lingema — lingema lingeme — lingeme class 6 angema — engema angeme — engeme class 7 singema — singema singeme — singeme class 8 zingema — zingema zingeme — zingeme class 9 ingema — ingema ingeme — ingeme class 10 zingema — zingema zingeme — zingeme class 11 lungema — lungema lungeme — lungeme class 14 bungema — bungema bungeme — bungeme class 15 kungema — kungema kungeme — kungeme class 17 kungema — kungema kungeme — kungeme immediate future positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngizokuma engizokuma ngizokuma angizukuma engingezukuma ngingezukuma 2nd singular uzokuma ozokuma uzokuma awuzukuma ongezukuma ungezukuma 1st plural sizokuma esizokuma sizokuma asizukuma esingezukuma singezukuma 2nd plural nizokuma enizokuma nizokuma anizukuma eningezukuma ningezukuma class 1 uzokuma ozokuma ezokuma akazukuma ongezukuma engezukuma class 2 bazokuma abazokuma bezokuma abazukuma abangezukuma bengezukuma class 3 uzokuma ozokuma uzokuma awuzukuma ongezukuma ungezukuma class 4 izokuma ezokuma izokuma ayizukuma engezukuma ingezukuma class 5 lizokuma elizokuma lizokuma alizukuma elingezukuma lingezukuma class 6 azokuma azokuma ezokuma awazukuma angezukuma engezukuma class 7 sizokuma esizokuma sizokuma asizukuma esingezukuma singezukuma class 8 zizokuma ezizokuma zizokuma azizukuma ezingezukuma zingezukuma class 9 izokuma ezokuma izokuma ayizukuma engezukuma ingezukuma class 10 zizokuma ezizokuma zizokuma azizukuma ezingezukuma zingezukuma class 11 luzokuma oluzokuma luzokuma aluzukuma olungezukuma lungezukuma class 14 buzokuma obuzokuma buzokuma abuzukuma obungezukuma bungezukuma class 15 kuzokuma okuzokuma kuzokuma akuzukuma okungezukuma kungezukuma class 17 kuzokuma okuzokuma kuzokuma akuzukuma okungezukuma kungezukuma remote future positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngiyokuma engiyokuma ngiyokuma angiyukuma engingeyukuma ngingeyukuma 2nd singular uyokuma oyokuma uyokuma awuyukuma ongeyukuma ungeyukuma 1st plural siyokuma esiyokuma siyokuma asiyukuma esingeyukuma singeyukuma 2nd plural niyokuma eniyokuma niyokuma aniyukuma eningeyukuma ningeyukuma class 1 uyokuma oyokuma eyokuma akayukuma ongeyukuma engeyukuma class 2 bayokuma abayokuma beyokuma abayukuma abangeyukuma bengeyukuma class 3 uyokuma oyokuma uyokuma awuyukuma ongeyukuma ungeyukuma class 4 iyokuma eyokuma iyokuma ayiyukuma engeyukuma ingeyukuma class 5 liyokuma eliyokuma liyokuma aliyukuma elingeyukuma lingeyukuma class 6 ayokuma ayokuma eyokuma awayukuma angeyukuma engeyukuma class 7 siyokuma esiyokuma siyokuma asiyukuma esingeyukuma singeyukuma class 8 ziyokuma eziyokuma ziyokuma aziyukuma ezingeyukuma zingeyukuma class 9 iyokuma eyokuma iyokuma ayiyukuma engeyukuma ingeyukuma class 10 ziyokuma eziyokuma ziyokuma aziyukuma ezingeyukuma zingeyukuma class 11 luyokuma oluyokuma luyokuma aluyukuma olungeyukuma lungeyukuma class 14 buyokuma obuyokuma buyokuma abuyukuma obungeyukuma bungeyukuma class 15 kuyokuma okuyokuma kuyokuma akuyukuma okungeyukuma kungeyukuma class 17 kuyokuma okuyokuma kuyokuma akuyukuma okungeyukuma kungeyukuma present subjunctive positive negative 1st singular ngime ngingemi 2nd singular ume ungemi 1st plural sime singemi 2nd plural nime ningemi class 1 eme angemi class 2 beme bangemi class 3 ume ungemi class 4 ime ingemi class 5 lime lingemi class 6 eme angemi class 7 sime singemi class 8 zime zingemi class 9 ime ingemi class 10 zime zingemi class 11 lume lungemi class 14 bume bungemi class 15 kume kungemi class 17 kume kungemi past subjunctive positive negative 1st singular ngema ngangema angema angangema 2nd singular wema wangema awema awangema 1st plural sema sangema asema asangema 2nd plural nema nangema anema anangema class 1 wema wangema akema akangema class 2 bema bangema abema abangema class 3 wema wangema awema awangema class 4 yema yangema ayema ayangema class 5 lema langema alema alangema class 6 ema angema awema awangema class 7 sema sangema asema asangema class 8 zema zangema azema azangema class 9 yema yangema ayema ayangema class 10 zema zangema azema azangema class 11 lwema lwangema alwema alwangema class 14 bema bangema abema abangema class 15 kwema kwangema akwema akwangema class 17 kwema kwangema akwema akwangema
