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See also:Mah,mäh,mah-,andmAh

Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation ofEnglishMarshallese.

Symbol

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mah

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-3language code forMarshallese.

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English

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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mah

  1. (African-American Vernacular, Southern US)Pronunciation spelling ofmy.

Etymology 2

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FromCantonese嘛(maa3).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Particle

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mah

  1. (Manglish, Singlish)Asserts that there is astraightforward orself-evidentreason for something.
    Synonym:(Singlish)what(sense 2)
    — The plants are all dyingalready.
    — No one here to water themmah...
    • 2003, ANGELL, “SIA PILOT ISSUE”, insoc.culture.singapore‎[1] (Usenet):
      […] Alternatively train SBS bus drivers to become pilots also since they are already bus captains. Anyone can become a pilotmah. Its so easy. Everybody should give it try-but not with me on board.
    • 2014, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan,Singapore Noir, Akashic Books,→ISBN, page89:
      Especially today—we holiday,mah, so don’t bring them to town until tomorrow.
    • 2018 July 13, Shaun Tan, quoting Kurt Tay, “Does Someone Like Kurt Tay Deserve To Be A Father?”, inricemedia.co‎[2], archived fromthe original on9 August 2024:
      In response, I ask if he thinks that his future child would be embarrassed about the online reputation that he has built for himself after all these years. “Why? All of this is just actingmah, I got nothing to be ashamed about.”
    • 2024 March 28, Benjamin Tan, quoting Ursula Soh, “In Their Own Skin: Portraits of Eczema in Singapore”, inricemedia.co‎[3], archived fromthe original on26 November 2024:
      If I’m running around for errands, I want to look cute alsomah. I used to wear shorts, but now I’d rather not. It’ll look like I’ve got thousands of cat scratches.

See also

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Discourse particles in colloquial Singaporean and Malaysian English
⟵ More assertiveLess assertive ⟶
ObjectionwhatAssertive emphasislah1–14Self-evident answerlor2–3Resignationlor1,ah6–7Uncertaintyleh1–2
Self-evident reasonmahDeclarative emphasisleh3–6,one1–3,hor1,know,nia,onlyDiscontent; shock; coarsenesssiaAgreement-seekinghor2Confirmation-seekingah1–3,hah1–3
SkepticismmehConfident speculationba2Tentative judgmentleh7–11,ba1
Non-pragmatic
Aspectualliao,already
References
  • Gupta, A. F. (1992), “The pragmatic particles of Singapore colloquial English”, inJournal of Pragmatics, volume18, number 1,→DOI

References

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  • Low, Ee Ling; Brown, Adam (2005),English in Singapore: An Introduction,→ISBN
  • Lim, Lisa with Wee, Lionel (2004), “Reduplication and discourse particles”, inSingapore English: A grammatical description,→ISBN, page125

Etymology 3

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FromMandarin嗎／吗 (ma) orCantonese嗎／吗 (maa5).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Particle

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mah

  1. (colloquial, Chinese Malaysian andSingaporean)Used at the end of anaffirmativedeclarative sentence to change it into a yes–noquestion.
    • 2024 December 8, endlssorrow, “U guys bring smart watch overseamah”, inHardwareZone Forums‎[4]:
      Coz must charge dailylei

Anagrams

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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Possibly from the possessive pronounmei.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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mah

  1. (chiefly East Central Bavarian) Used to expresssurprise,shock oramazement.
    Mah, der håd me gschreckt! ―Damn, he gave me a fright!
    Mah, schmeckt des guad! ―Blimey, this is delicious!

Besisi

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Etymology

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FromProto-Aslian*səmaaʔ(“human”).

Noun

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mah

  1. human
  2. people

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromDutchmaag.

Noun

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mah (pluralmah-mah)

  1. stomach

Italian

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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mah

  1. an expression ofdoubt oruncertainty
  2. an expression ofdisapproval or resignation

References

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  1. ^mah inLuciano Canepari,Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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māh

  1. first/third-personsingularpreteriteindicative ofmīgan

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*maxъ, fromProto-Slavic*maxati.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mȃh m inan (Cyrillic spellingма̑х)

  1. swing,wave,sweep(motion)
  2. moment,instant
    Synonyms:čȁs,trȅn
    U tajmah. ―At that instant.

Declension

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Declension ofmah
singularplural
nominativemȃhmáhovi
genitivemȃhamáhōvā
dativemȃhumáhovima
accusativemȃhmáhove
vocativemȃšemáhovi
locativemȃhumáhovima
instrumentalmȃhommáhovima

References

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  • “mah”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025

Slovene

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SloveneWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Slavic*mъxъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mȃh m inan

  1. moss(plants of the division Bryophyta)
    Synonyms:mahovina,mahovje,meh
  2. (geography)raised bog
  3. (regional)bog,marsh[→SSKJ]
    Synonyms:barje,morost
  4. (hunting)velvet(fine fur on a deer's antlers)[→SSKJ]
  5. (rare)down,fluff[→SSKJ]
    Synonyms:puh,puhec,puhek
Declension
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing.mȃh
gen. sing.mahȗ
singulardualplural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		mȃhmahȏvamahȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik		mahȗmahóvmahóv
dative
dajȃlnik		mȃhu,mȃhimahȏvoma,mahȏvamamahȏvom,mȃhȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik		mȃhmahȏvamahȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik		mȃhu,mȃhimahȏvihmahȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		mȃhommahȏvoma,mahȏvamamahȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		mȃhmahȏvamahȏvi



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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.mȃh
gen. sing.mȃha
singulardualplural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		mȃh––
genitive
rodȋlnik		mȃha––
dative
dajȃlnik		mȃhu,mȃhi––
accusative
tožȋlnik		mȃh––
locative
mẹ̑stnik		mȃhu,mȃhi––
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		mȃhom––
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		mȃh––


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Etymology 2

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*maxъ.

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Noun

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mȁhormȃh m inan

  1. gerund ofmáhniti
  2. (obsolete)growth,development[→SSKJ]
    Synonyms:razmah,razmahnitev,omah,polet,procvit,razcvet,razvetje,razcvit,razrast,vzmah,zamah
  3. (archaic)time(an instance or occurrence)
  4. (obsolete)moment,instant
    Synonyms:trenutek,hip,moment,tren,trenutje
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.mȁh
gen. sing.máha
singulardualplural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		mȁhmáhamáhi
genitive
rodȋlnik		máhamāhovmāhov
dative
dajȃlnik		máhu,máhimáhoma,máhamamáhom,máham
accusative
tožȋlnik		mȁhmáhamáhe
locative
mẹ̑stnik		máhu,máhimāhih,māhahmāhih,māhah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		máhommáhoma,máhamamāhi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		mȁhmȃhamȃhi


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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.mȃh
gen. sing.mȃha
singulardualplural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		mȃhmȃhamȃhi
genitive
rodȋlnik		mȃhamȃhovmȃhov
dative
dajȃlnik		mȃhu,mȃhimȃhoma,mȃhamamȃhom,mȃham
accusative
tožȋlnik		mȃhmȃhamȃhe
locative
mẹ̑stnik		mȃhu,mȃhimȃhih,mȃhahmȃhih,mȃhah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		mȃhommȃhoma,mȃhamamȃhi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		mȃhmȃhamȃhi


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Etymology 3

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Borrowed fromEnglishMach.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mȃh m inan

  1. (physics)Mach(ratio of the speed)
    Synonym:mach
Declension
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.mȃh
gen. sing.mȃha
singulardualplural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		mȃhmȃhamȃhi
genitive
rodȋlnik		mȃhamȃhovmȃhov
dative
dajȃlnik		mȃhu,mȃhimȃhoma,mȃhamamȃhom,mȃham
accusative
tožȋlnik		mȃhmȃhamȃhe
locative
mẹ̑stnik		mȃhu,mȃhimȃhih,mȃhahmȃhih,mȃhah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		mȃhommȃhoma,mȃhamamȃhi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		mȃhmȃhamȃhi


Etymology 4

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Might be fromGermangemach(“slowly, easy”), fromOld High Germangimah(“calm, comfortable”). Compare with more common versiongmȃh.

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Noun

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mȃh m inan

  1. (obsolete, rare)peace,quietness[→Pleteršnik, 2014]
    Synonyms:mir,tišina,gmah,pokoj,spokoj,blaženi mir,idilični mir,mirnst,molk,nebeški mir,nemota,pokojnost,spokojnost,sveti mir
    Antonyms:hrup,hrum,hrušč,hrumot,hrupot,rumel,šunder,tumult
Declension
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing.mȃh
gen. sing.mȃha
singular
nominative
imenovȃlnik		mȃh
genitive
rodȋlnik		mȃha
dative
dajȃlnik		mȃhu,mȃhi
accusative
tožȋlnik		mȃh
locative
mẹ̑stnik		mȃhu,mȃhi
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		mȃhom
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		mȃh


Interjection

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mȃh

  1. (obsolete, rare)quiet,shut up
    Synonyms:tiho,tišina,mir,gmah

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Further reading

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  • “mah”, inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “mah”, inTermania, Amebis
  • See also thegeneral references

Sumerian

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Romanization

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mah

  1. romanization of𒈤(maḫ)

Sundanese

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Sundanesema(“marker of emphasis”)[1]

Particle

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mah

  1. unique marker ofemphasis, often untranslatable
    Abdimah asalna ti Ciamis.
    I [the topic, which we are talking about] am from Ciamis.
    Kamarimah abdi ka Singapur.
    Yesterday, I went to Singapore.
    Poé ieumah jigana bakal hujan.
    It looks like it will rain today. (literally, "As for today, it looks like it will rain".)

Usage notes

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  • Note thatmah has no direct counterpart in both English and Indonesian.Mah is used as a focus marker to introduce a new information within a conversation or compare existing information.[2]

References

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  1. ^Aditia Gunawan; Evi Fuji Fauziyah (2021), “The particlema in Old Sundanese”, inWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, volume22, number 1,pages207-223
  2. ^Deanty Rumandang Bulan (2018), “Sundanese emphasis particles téh, téa, and mah”, inMetamorfosis (in Indonesian), volume11, number 1,pages10–14

Unami

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Particle

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mah

  1. past tense marker
    Lòkëwemah utènink nta.
    Yesterday, I went to town.

References

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  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mah”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors,The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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