ma

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Abbreviation

Ma sometimes ma

  1. May

[edit] Acronym

ma (plural mas) (usually used in the plural)

  1. (astronomy) milli-second of arc

[edit] Noun

ma (plural mas) (not generally used in the plural)

  1. (colloquial, and in direct address) Mother, mama.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person.
Hey, Ma, I’d like you to meet my friend Jamie.

[edit] Synonyms

terms synonymous with "ma"

[edit] Translations

colloquial form of mother

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[edit] Asturian

[edit] Noun

ma f. (plural mas)

  1. mother

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Pronoun

ma

  1. my

[edit] Interjection

ma

  1. good!

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ma

  1. that
  2. if

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[edit] Dorze

[edit] Noun

ma

  1. bee (insect)

[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Noun

ma m. (plural ma's, diminutive maatje)

  1. mother

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[edit] Estonian

[edit] Pronoun

ma (genitive mu, partitive mind)

  1. I; short form of mina

[edit] Declension

This Estonian entry needs a declension template

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology 1

From maanantai.

[edit] Abbreviation

ma

  1. maanantai (Monday)

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[edit] Pronoun

ma

  1. (personal, archaic, poetic) I
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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

ma f. (singular)

  1. feminine form of mon (possessive) My.

[edit] Related terms

    French possessive adjectives
Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine —
Possessor Singular First person mon ma mes
Second person ton ta tes
Third person son sa ses
Plural First person notre nos
Second person votre vos
Third person leur leurs

[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adverb

ma

  1. today

[edit] Noun

ma (plural mák)

  1. today

[edit] Declension

declension of ma
singular plural
nominative ma mák
accusative mát mákat
dative mának máknak
instrumental mával mákkal
causal-final máért mákért
translative mává mákká
terminative máig mákig
essive-formal maként mákként
essive-modal - -
inessive mában mákban
superessive mán mákon
adessive mánál máknál
illative mába mákba
sublative mára mákra
allative mához mákhoz
elative mából mákból
delative máról mákról
ablative mától máktól
possessives of ma
possessor singular possession plural possession
1st person sing. mám máim
2nd person sing. mád máid
3rd person sing. mája mái
1st person plural mánk máink
2nd person plural mátok máitok
3rd person plural májuk máik

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Ido

[edit] Conjunction

ma

  1. but

[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Etymology

From Italian. Compare Spanish mas.

[edit] Conjunction

ma

  1. but

[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin magis.[1]

[edit] Conjunction

ma

  1. but

[edit] References

  1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Syllable

ma

  1. The hiragana syllable ま (ma) or the katakana syllable マ (ma) in Hepburn romanization.

[edit] Noun

ma (hiragana ま, katakana マ)

  1. ま: hiragana character ma
  2. マ: katakana character ma
  3. 間: space, room
  4. 魔: evil spirit

[edit] Ladino

[edit] Etymology

From Italian mai, from Latin magis.

[edit] Conjunction

ma (Latin spelling)

  1. but
  2. why

[edit] Livonian

[edit] Pronoun

ma

  1. (personal) I; short form of mina

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

ma

  1. Used as a sumti, the word indicates asking for that sumti; thus it is equivalent to any of the English question words "who", "where", "how", etc.

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[edit] Lower Sorbian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

ma

  1. third person singular present of měś

[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Romanization

ma

  1. 嗎, 吗: final interrogative particle
  2. 嘛: final exclamatory particle

[edit] Romanization

ma (form of ma0 or ma5)

  1. 么: interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender
  2. 吗: final interrogative particle
  3. 嗎: final interrogative particle
  4. 嘛: final exclamatory particle
  5. 嚈:
  6. 麼: interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
  7. 麽: interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny

[edit] Romanization

ma

  1. Nonstandard spelling of mā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of má.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of mǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of mà.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

[edit] Nigerian Pidgin

[edit] Determiner

ma

  1. my

[edit] Old French

[edit] Pronoun

ma f. (masculine mon, plural mes)

  1. my (first-person singular possessive pronoun)

[edit] Descendants

  • French: ma

[edit] Old Frisian

[edit] Cardinal number

ma

  1. one

[edit] Pitjantjatjara

[edit] Adverb

ma

  1. away

[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

ma

  1. Third-person singular present indicative form of mieć.
    Andrzej ma 18 lat. – Andrzej is 18 years old.

[edit] Pronoun

ma f.

  1. my

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ma/, /mə/

[edit] Pronoun

ma

  1. my

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Conjunction

ma

  1. if
    Ma tha thu 'g iarrraidh sin... - If you want that...

[edit] Usage notes

[edit] Tahitian

[edit] Conjunction

ma

  1. and

[edit] Preposition

ma

  1. with

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Conjunction

ma

  1. and
    Türkiye ma Kuzey Kıbrıs sondaj anlaşmasına kol çekti. Turkey and Northern Cyprus have signed a drilling contract.

[edit] Tz'utujil

[edit] Adverb

ma

  1. not

[edit] Vietnamese

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia vi

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmɑː/

[edit] Noun

ma

  1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)
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