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Definitions and meaning of ma
ma
Etymology 1
Noun
ma (pluralmas)
(astronomy, usually in the plural)Abbreviation of milli-arcsecond.
Etymology 2
The sound, which parents interpret as a reference to themselves, is very commonly made by infants.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
ma (pluralmas, not generally used in the plural)
(colloquial, and in direct address) mother, mama
(colloquial) The landlady of a theater.
Usage notes
Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person.
Synonyms
Translations
References
(landlady of a theater):1984, Jonathon Green, Newspeak.
See also
pa
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
ma
May
Usage notes
Usually capitalised as Ma.
Etymology 4
From my.
Determiner
ma
(dialectal, informal)Alternative spelling of my
Etymology 5
From Chinese嘛 (ma, “of course!”).
Particle
ma(Manglish, Singlish)
Alternative form of mah
References
Anagrams
'am, A&M, A. & M., A. M., A.M., AM, Am, Am., a.m., am
'Are'are
Conjunction
ma
and
References
Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Acehnese
Noun
ma
mother
References
2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Afar
Alternative forms
máa
Etymology
From Proto-Afroasiatic*ma, *mi-.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈma/, [ˈmʌ]
Determiner
má (bound formmaa-)
what? what kind of?
Derived terms
Related terms
macá (“what?”)
References
E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ma”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Noun
ma (pluralma's)
mom, mother
Synonyms
mamma
moeder
Antonyms
pa
Derived terms
ouma
Ajië
Conjunction
ma
and
References
Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Akkadian
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
(Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ma/
Particle
ma
(enclitic) and, but
(enclitic)used to stress single words, especially the predicate of nominal clauses
𒌓𒈠𒈠[ūmamma] ― u₄-ma-ma ― this very day
Alternative forms
me, mu
References
Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “-ma”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
mà, Maa, Mann, Mànn, mo
Etymology
From Middle High Germanman, from Old High Germanman, from Proto-Germanic*mann-.
Noun
mam(Gressoney, Issime)
man
husband
References
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Anaang
Verb
má
to love
Further reading
Cristiane Benjamin Santos, Aspectos morfossintáticos dos pronomes pessoais em Anaan (2007)
Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist
Anguthimri
Noun
ma
(Mpakwithi) man
Verb
ma
(transitive, Mpakwithi) to hear
(transitive, Mpakwithi) to listen
References
Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 187
Aromanian
Etymology 1
From Latinmagis. Compare Romanian mai.
Adverb
ma
more
Etymology 2
From Italianma.
Conjunction
ma
but, yet
if
Asturian
Alternative forms
mamá
Etymology
See madre
Noun
maf (pluralmas)
mother
Synonym:madre
Bambara
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [màꜜà]
Noun
ma
sea cow
Etymology 2
Verb
ma(auxiliary)
(verbal auxiliary)marks an action which is not accomplished
References
2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Bavarian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɑ/
Etymology 1
Unstressed form of mia
Pronoun
ma
me (dative)
we
See also
Etymology 2
From Middle High Germanman, from Old High Germanman, from Proto-West Germanic*mann, from Proto-Germanic*mann-(“person”). Compare Germanman and Dutchmen.
Pronoun
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 sågt ma hoid a so. ― That's just the way people say it.
they (some unspecified group of people)
Big Nambas
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Rhymes: -a
Verb
ma
come
aparvr ti aparma paua, patrahr = If they both come the day after tomorrow, wait for them.
References
Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox
Breton
Pronoun
ma
my
Interjection
ma
good!
Conjunction
ma
that
if
Synonyms
mar
Cameroon Pidgin
Determiner
ma
Alternative spelling of my(“1st person singular possessive determiner”)
Caolan
Pronunciation
Noun
ma
horse
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin*mam, reduced form of Latinmeam.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic)[mə]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[ma]
Homophone: mà
Determiner
ma
feminine singular of mon
Chamorro
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mæ/
Pronoun
ma
they
Usage notes
ma is used solely as a subject of a transitive verb, while siha is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb.
See also
References
Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar[3], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High Germanmāne, from Old High Germanmāno, from Proto-West Germanic*mānō, from Proto-Germanic*mēnô(“moon”).
Noun
mam
(Tredici Comuni) moon
Alternative forms
maano, må
References
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Etymology 2
An unstressed pronunciation of månn(“man”).
Pronoun
ma
(Luserna) one, you (indefinite pronoun)
References
“ma” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Coatepec Nahuatl
Noun
ma
hand.
Dama (Sierra Leone)
Etymology
Related to widespread words for "mother" and related respectful terms for women across West Africa.
Noun
ma
mother-in-law
References
Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54
Dorze
Noun
ma
bee (insect)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -aː
Noun
maf (pluralma's, diminutivemaatjen)
(informal) mother
Synonyms
mama
moeder
Descendants
Negerhollands: maa
See also
oma
pa
Efik
Verb
má
love, like
Further reading
Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist
Estonian
Etymology
Abbreviation of mina, from Proto-Finnic*minä, from Proto-Uralic*minä.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɑ/
Pronoun
ma (genitivemu, partitivemind, long formmina)
I (1st person singular personal pronoun)
Usage notes
Used unstressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is stressed, mina is used.
Declension
See also
Further reading
“ma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
“ma”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
ma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑ
Syllabification(key): ma
Etymology 1
From maanantai.
Noun
ma
Abbreviation of maanantai(“Monday”).
Further reading
“ma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
See minä. Compare Estonianma.
Pronoun
ma(poetic, archaic)
(personal) I
Synonyms
minä(standard Finnish)
mä(colloquial)
mie(dialectal)
miä(dialectal)
mää(dialectal)
mnää(dialectal)
French
Etymology
From Old Frenchma, from Latinmea.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Determiner
maf
feminine singular of mon
Related terms
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
Descendants
Louisiana Creole: mâ
Further reading
“ma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
From Latinmagis.
Conjunction
ma
but
German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/, [mä], [mɐ]
Adverb
ma
(colloquial)Pronunciation spelling of mal.
Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
Pronoun
ma
2nd-person singular pronoun: you
2nd-person plural pronoun: you
2nd-person singular possessive pronoun: your
2nd-person plural possessive pronoun: your
See also
Hawaiian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/, [mə]
Preposition
ma
in, at
Hungarian
Etymology
Probably related to más.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈmɒ]
Rhymes: -mɒ
Adverb
ma
today
Synonym:(folksy)máma
Coordinate terms:holnap, tegnap
(attributively, before any time of day) this …… (morning etc.), to-…… (as in “tonight”)
Noun
ma (usually uncountable, pluralmák)
(usually preceded by the definite article “a”) today (the present time period; nowadays)
Declension
The suffixed singular forms máig, mára, mához, máról, and mától are common, while mát, mának, mával, máért, mában, mánál, mába, and mából occur mostly in a figurative sense, referring to the present time. The phrase a mai nap is commonly used in its literal sense, adding suffixes to nap instead of this term. Its plural forms are virtually non-existent.
Its (single- and multiple-possession) possessive forms are hardly if ever used.
Derived terms
Related terms
más
Further reading
ma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
ma in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchmais, Italianma, Portuguese and Spanishmas, all from Latinmagis, from Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Conjunction
ma
but
Synonyms
sed(archaic)
Interlingua
Etymology
From Italianma.
Conjunction
ma
but
Istriot
Etymology
From Latinmagis.
Conjunction
ma
but
Italian
Etymology
From Latinmagis.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈma/*, /ˈma/
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: mà
Conjunction
ma
but
See also
però
macché
Noun
maf
Abbreviation of mamma.
Interjection
ma
(informal, emphatic) indicates emotion or emphasis
(informal)used to introduce a new topic or a question
Further reading
ma in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Japanese
Romanization
ma
Rōmaji transcription of ま
Rōmaji transcription of マ
Jarawa
Etymology
Cognate to Önge mi(“I; me”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Pronoun
ma
me; us (singular and plural first-person pronoun in the accusative case)
Usage notes
The pronoun mi can also be used in the accusative case, but it is less common than ma. When used in possessive constructions, the choice of pronoun is largely determined by vowel harmony.
See also
References
Kumar, Pramod (2012) Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa[5] (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 76—85.
Kabyle
Conjunction
ma
if
Kavalan
Adverb
ma
only
Noun
ma
daddy; father (term of address)
Keoru-Ahia
Noun
ma
water
References
Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Kikuyu
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mǎꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a monosyllabic stem, together with rũkũ, and so on.
(Kiambu)
(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata(“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), ũthiũ (pl. mothiũ), and so on.
Noun
ma
truth
Adverb
ma
truly
Etymology 2
Particle
ma
(for class 6) of
References
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanishmas, from Latinmagis.
Conjunction
ma (Latin spelling)
but
Synonym:ama
why
Lala (South Africa)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-jɪ́ma.
Verb
-má
to stand
Lhao Vo
Etymology
Cognate with Lashi muì and Burmese အမွေ(a.mwe).
Noun
ma
inheritance
heirloom
References
Dr. Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1906).
Ligurian
Conjunction
ma
but
Livonian
Alternative forms
minā
Etymology
Shorter form of minā.
Pronoun
ma
I; first person pronoun, referring to the speaker
Declension
See also
sinā, sa
tämā, ta
References
Renāte Blumberga, Tapio Mäkeläinen, Karl Pajusalu (2013), Lībieši: vēsture, valoda un kultūra, Rīga: Līvõ Kultūr sidām, →ISBN
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ma]
Verb
ma
third-person singular present of měś
Maltese
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maː/
Usually unstressed and then automatically shortened to /ma/.
Homophone: ma’
Etymology 1
From Arabicمَا(mā, “not”).
Adverb
ma
not; used to negate verbs and pronominal adverbs
Usage notes
Generally used together with the negative ending -x attached to the verb or pronominal adverb. This ending is absent, however, when another negative word is used, such as qatt(“never”), ebda(“no, none”), ħadd(“nobody”), xejn(“nothing”).
Etymology 2
From Arabicمَا(mā, “what”).
Pronoun
ma
(relative)Alternative form of li(“who, which, that”), used in some fossiled expressions
(obsolete, with comparative adjective) how (as in “how beautiful is...”)
Synonym:kemm
Derived terms
bħalma
kulma
Mandarin
Romanization
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 of mā.
Nonstandard spelling of má.
Nonstandard spelling of mǎ.
Nonstandard spelling of mà.
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maonan
Noun
ma
dog
Maricopa
Noun
ma
milk
Mbyá Guaraní
Adverb
ma
already
Particle
ma
separates the topic from the rest of the sentence.
Middle English
Pronoun
ma
Alternative form of man(“one, you”)
Mursi
Etymology
Cognate with Suri ma.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mà/, [mà]
Hyphenation: ma
Noun
ma (Ethiopic scriptማ)
water
river
References
David Turton, Moges Yigezu, Olisarali Olibui (2008) “ma”, in Mursi-English-Amharic dictionary, →ISBN, page 117
Firew Girma Worku (2020) A grammar of Mursi, page 123
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latinmagis. Compare Italian ma, French mais.
Conjunction
ma
but
Nefamese
Etymology
From Assameseমা(ma), Early Assameseমাৱ(mawo), from Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀸(māyā), from Sanskritमाता(mātā).
Noun
ma
mother, mom
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From Englishmy.
Determiner
ma (with tonal diacritic: má)
my
North Frisian
Preposition
ma
(Mooring) with
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-jɪ́ma.
Verb
-má
to stand
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Old Czech
Etymology
Derived from the 1st person dual suffix -ma, which itself is a neologism, found in 15th century texts, derived from the 1st person dual suffix -va under the influence of the 1st person plural suffices -m/-me/-my. There aren't many attestations of this pronoun.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (13th CE)/ˈma/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/ˈma/
Pronoun
ma
(rare) we two (first person dual)
Synonyms:vě, va
Declension
References
Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ma”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*maiz. Cognate with Old Frisian mā, Old Saxon mēr, Old Dutch mēr, Old High German mēr, Old Norse meir, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃(mais).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɑː/
Adverb
mā
more
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, lines 85-89
The Life of Saint Margaret
further
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
instead, rather
Adjective
mā (indeclinable)
more (often + genitive)
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
Usage notes
The expected comparative and superlative forms of mā, māra and mǣst, occur, but are traditionally considered to be suppletive forms of miċel instead.
Old French
Etymology
From Latinmea.
Determiner
maf (masculinemon, pluralmes)
my (first-person singular possessive)
Descendants
French: ma
Old Frisian
Pronoun
ma
one
Old Irish
Conjunction
ma
Alternative spelling of má
Omaha-Ponca
Noun
ma
snow
References
Omaha Ponca digital dictionary
Opao
Noun
ma
water
References
Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Orokolo
Noun
ma
water
References
Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Phalura
Etymology
From Sanskritम(ma, “1sg (base of oblique cases)”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Pronoun
ma (personal, Perso-Arabic spellingمہ)
I (1sg nom, subject), me (1sg direct object)
Alternative forms
máa-(Forming one phonological word with following postposition or clitic, e.g. máathe 'me, to me' with the 'to'.)
References
Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[8], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pipil
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maː/
Particle
mā
Subjunctive marker
Clipping of maka. (Negative imperative marker)
Usage notes
The particle ma helps disambiguating many of the subjunctive forms from the present indicative or imperative forms.
Verb
-má
Clipping of -maka.
Pitjantjatjara
Adverb
ma
away
Pohnpeian
Conjunction
ma
if
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ma
Etymology 1
Verb
ma
third-person singular present indicative of mieć
Etymology 2
Pronoun
ma
(literary)Alternative form of moja.
Further reading
ma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɐ/
Contraction
ma
Contraction of me a(“her/it to me”).
Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit𑀫𑀸(mā), from Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀸(mā), from Sanskritमा(mā).
Particle
ma
don't (prohibitive particle)
References
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574
Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “ma¹”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 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] (in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 231a
Romanian
Adverb
ma
Obsolete form of mai.
References
ma in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Salar
Conjunction
ma
and
Samoan
Etymology
Cognate with Maorime and Hawaiianme.
Conjunction
ma
and
because
Preposition
ma
with
Savi
Etymology
From Sanskritमया(mayā) or another form of अहम्(aham, “I”).
Pronoun
ma
I; first-person singular personal pronoun
References
Nina Knobloch (2020) A grammar sketch of Sauji: An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan[9], Stockholm University
Scots
Etymology
From Middle Englishmi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old Englishmīn(“my, mine”), from Proto-Germanic*mīnaz(“my, mine”, pron.) (genitive of *ek(“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European*méynos(“my; mine”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/, /mə/
Determiner
ma
my
Synonym:wir
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irishmá, from Proto-Celtic*mā, *ma (compare Cornish and Breton mar), from Proto-Indo-European*meh₂.
Conjunction
ma
if
Usage notes
Where followed by the ‘future’ tense, the corresponding relative verb-form is used.
In the conditional tense, instead of ma, nan/nam is used in positive sentences and mura/mur/mana in negative ones.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italianma, reinforced by Ancient Greekμά(má); both ultimately from Latinmagis.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mâ/
Hyphenation: m‧a
Interjection
mȁ (Cyrillic spellingма̏)
bah, whatever
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to add intensity and surprise
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express dismissal and indignation
Used to emphasize sarcasm
Situ
Etymology
Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ma.
Particle
ma
not, no; negative particle
Further reading
M. Prins, A Grammar of rGyalrong, Jiǎomùzú (Kyom-kyo) Dialects: A Web of Relations (2016) (and earlier A Web of Relations: A Grammar of rGyalrong, Jiǎomùzú (Kyom-kyo) Dialects, 2011)
Slovak
Alternative forms
mňa
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ma]
Pronoun
ma
genitive/accusative of ja
Spanish
Noun
maf (pluralmas)
(Latin America) mum; mom
Further reading
“ma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian
Romanization
ma
Romanization of 𒈠(ma)
Suri
Noun
mà
water
References
1999, Michael Bryant, Aspects of Tirmaga Grammar (in notes, as ma)
Michael Bryant, A Brief Grammar of the Suri Language (2011) (as mà)
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-jɪ́ma.
Verb
-́ma
to stand
to stop, to wait
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: ma
IPA(key): /ma/, [mɐ]
Etymology 1
Influenced by Baybayin character ᜋ(ma).
Noun
ma (Baybayin spellingᜋ)
The name of the Latin-script letter M/m,in the Abakada alphabet.
Synonyms:(in the Filipino alphabet)em, (in the Abecedario)eme
See also
mama
Etymology 2
Noun
ma (Baybayin spellingᜋ)
Clipping of mama: mom
Etymology 3
Noun
ma (Baybayin spellingᜋ)
(zoology) mollusk with a shell that looks like a coat of mail
Further reading
“ma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tahitian
Conjunction
ma
and
Preposition
ma
with
Tairuma
Noun
ma
Alternative form of ma'a
References
Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Tat
Etymology
Cognate with Persianماه(mâh).
Noun
ma
moon
Tày
Pronunciation
(Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [maː˧˧]
(Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [maː˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai*ʰmaːᴬ(“dog”). Cognate with Thai หมา(mǎa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, Lao ໝາ(mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Lü ᦖᦱ(ṁaa), Shan မႃ(mǎa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ(máa), Aiton မႃ(mā), Ahom 𑜉𑜠(ma), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.
Noun
ma (𬍄)
(zoology) dog
Synonyms
cẩu
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Vietnamesema.
Noun
ma (魔)
ghost
Teanu
Etymology
From Proto-Vanikoro *ma, from Proto-Oceanic*lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lima, from Proto-Austronesian*lima.
François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry ma.
Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.
Ternate
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Conjunction
ma
relative clause introducer; which, that
Synonym:yang
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Toaripi
Noun
ma
(Toaripi, Kaipi, Sepoe) water
References
Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ma]
Hyphenation: ma
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian*ma. Cognates include Maori mā and Samoan ma.
Conjunction
ma
Joins noun clauses; and, with
Joins verb clauses; and, also, too
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian*ma.
Preposition
ma
from, away from
Etymology 3
Preposition
ma
Marks a prospective role of the subject; as, for
References
R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[12], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 198
Tz'utujil
Adverb
ma
not
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*maa, from Proto-Uralic*mëxe.
Noun
ma
earth
ground
soil
land, country, region
state
Inflection
Derived terms
References
Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “грунт, держава, земля, почва, свет, страна”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][13], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 魔. The modern Vietnamese usage of ma(“ghost”) and quỷ(“demon; ogre”) is contrary to that of Mandarin魔(mó, “demon”) and 鬼(guǐ, “ghost”).
Pronunciation
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [maː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maː˧˧]
Noun
(classifiercon) ma
ghost (spirit appearing after death)
(archaic) a demon
Synonym:quỷ
Derived terms
Romanization
ma
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 魔
Derived terms
Anagrams
am
Vilamovian
Pronoun
ma
(indefinite) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)
Vilela
Noun
ma
water
References
Bernard Comrie, Lucía Golluscio, Language Contact and Documentation (2015, →ISBN
Bartolomé Tavera-Acosta, En el sur: (Dialectos indígenas de Venezuela) (1907)
Warao
Alternative forms
m-
Pronoun
ma
my
me, accusative of iné
References
Focus, chapter 8: Warao and Urarina
Languages with Wilf, Comparison: Warao vs. Warray
West Makian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Pronoun
ma
(animate)third-person possessive pronoun, its
Usage notes
The possessive pronoun ma follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as me, mi, or mo.
Alternative forms
me, mi, mo
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Determiner
ma
(distal) that, those
Synonym:mema
Antonym:ne
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Conjunction
ma
then
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[14], Pacific linguistics
Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[15], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-jɪ́ma.
Verb
-̂ma
(intransitive) to halt
(intransitive) to stop
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
ummi
Yola
Verb
ma
Alternative form of mye(“may”)
References
Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 137
Zazaki
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ma
Pronoun
ma
we; us (first-person plural personal pronoun)
Zhuang
Pronunciation
(Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ma˨˦/
Tone numbers: ma1
Hyphenation: ma
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai*ʰmaːᴬ(“dog”). Cognate with
Thai หมา(mǎa),
Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ,
Lao ໝາ(mā),
Lü ᦖᦱ(ṁaa),
Tai Dam ꪢꪱ,
Shan မႃ(mǎa),
Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ(máa),
Aiton မႃ(mā),
Ahom 𑜉𑜠(ma),
Saek หม่า.
Noun
ma (classifierduz, Sawndip forms𬌫or獁or𬍄or𰡪or䭾or庅or犸or𭸱, 1957–1982 spellingma)
dog
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai*ʰmaːᴬ(“to come”). Cognate with
Thai มา(maa),
Northern Thai ᨾᩣ(ma),
Lao ມາ(mā),
Lü ᦙᦱ(maa),
Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥰ(mäa),
Shan မႃး(máa),
Aiton မႃ(mā),
Ahom 𑜉𑜠(ma) or
𑜉𑜡(mā) or
𑜉𑜡𑜠(māa).
Verb
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 spellingma)
to come back; to return
See also
maz
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-jɪ́ma.
Verb
-má
(intransitive) to stand, to be standing
(intransitive) to stand still, to not move
(intransitive) to stop, to come to a standstill, to halt
Inflection
Derived terms
-mi
isimo
umumo
References
C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ma”