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See also:MaatandmAat

English

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Etymology 1

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FromAfrikaansmaat(“mate, buddy”).Doublet ofmate.

Noun

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maat (pluralmaats)

  1. (South Africa, slang)mate;buddy
    • 2007, William Higham,The Hammarskjold Killing, page226:
      A lot of mymaats went west.

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing fromEgyptianmꜣꜥt(“truth, righteousness, justice”).

Noun

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maat (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy, historical) The ancientEgyptian concept ofjustice,order, andharmony.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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FromDutchmaat.

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Noun

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maat (pluralmaatsormaters,diminutivemaatjie)

  1. mate,buddy

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From oldermate, fromMiddle Dutchmate, fromOld Dutch*māta, fromProto-West Germanic*mātu, fromProto-Germanic*mētō.

Noun

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maat f (pluralmaten,diminutivemaatje n)

  1. measure,size
  2. (music)measure,bar
  3. (music)rhythm,beat
Usage notes
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  • The dative formmate persists in fixed expressions such asmet mate andin welke mate, although the distinction between this dative and the identical old nominative has become muddled.
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Etymology 2

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From a borrowing ofMiddle Low Germanmāt,māte, fromOld Saxon*gimato, ofWest Germanic origin, fromProto-Germanic*gamatjô, itself from*ga-(“together”) +*matjô, from*matiz(“food”).[1][2]

Cognate withOld High Germangimazzo,Englishmate.

Noun

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maat m (pluralmatenormaats,diminutivemaatje n)

  1. mate,buddy
    Synonym:mattie
  2. (close) colleague,shipmate etc.
  3. lowsailor rank
  4. (law, business)partner (in a business venture)
    Synonyms:vennoot,compagnon,partner
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References

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  1. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “mate”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^James A. H. Murrayet al., editors (1884–1928), “Maat”, inA New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London:Clarendon Press,→OCLC.

Finnish

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Noun

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maat

  1. nominativeplural ofmaa

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Mansaka

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(ma-)zaqat, compareMalayjahat.

Adjective

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maat

  1. bad

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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maat

  1. Alternative form ofmat(“checkmate”)

Adjective

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maat

  1. Alternative form ofmat(“checkmate”)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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maat

  1. Alternative form ofmat(“tired”)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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maat

  1. Alternative form ofmaten(“to checkmate”)

Tabasco Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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maat

  1. water

Volapük

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Noun

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maat (nominative pluralmaats)

  1. (nautical)mast

Declension

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Declension ofmaat
singularplural
nominativemaatmaats
genitivemaatamaatas
dativemaatemaates
accusativemaatimaatis
vocative1omaat!omaats!
predicative2maatumaatus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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