'ma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Welsh

Etymology 1

Apheretic variant of yma (“here”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ma/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ma/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /mə/
• Rhymes: -a

Determiner

y ... 'ma

1. (informal) Alternative form of yma: this (literally, here)

   Synonyms: hwnnw, honno

   y bore 'ma ― this morning (literally, “the morning here”)

2. (informal) Alternative form of yma: these (literally, here)

   Synonym: hynny

   y boreau 'na ― these mornings (literally, “the mornings here”)

Usage notes

• Follows the noun or noun phrase it modifies, which in turn is preceded by the definite article y (yr before a vowel, 'r after a vowel). The definite article is often dropped colloquially in a few set phrases referring to time, e.g. bore 'ma (“this morning”), wythnos 'ma (“this week”).

Related terms

• 'na (“that”)

Adverb

'ma

1. (informal) Alternative form of yna (“here”)

   Fi sy 'ma. ― It's me (literally, “It is I who is here.”)

Derived terms

• bore 'ma (“this morning”)
• heno 'ma (“this evening, tonight”)
• p'nawn 'ma, this afternoon

Etymology 2

Apheretic variant of dyma (“there”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ma/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ma/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /mə/
• Rhymes: -a

Adverb

'ma

1. (informal) Alternative form of dyma (“here is/are”)

   'Ma rywbeth i ti. ― Here/This is something for you.