ماش

See also: ماس

Arabic

مُشَاةٌ‎‎

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of مَشَى (mašā, “to walk”), from the root م ش ي (m-š-y).

Noun

1. pedestrian
2. foot soldier; (in the plural) infantry

   كان المشاة من المناوشين والسيافين ― the infantry was (composed of) skirmishers and swordmen

3. narrator

مَاش

Declension

Declension of noun مَاشٍ (māšin)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاشِي māšī	الْمَاشِي al-māšī	مَاشِي māšī	مَاشِيَة māšiya	الْمَاشِيَة al-māšiya	مَاشِيَة māšiyat
Nominative	مَاشٍ māšin	الْمَاشِي al-māšī	مَاشِي māšī	مَاشِيَةٌ māšiyatun	الْمَاشِيَةُ al-māšiyatu	مَاشِيَةُ māšiyatu
Accusative	مَاشِيًا māšiyan	الْمَاشِيَ al-māšiya	مَاشِيَ māšiya	مَاشِيَةً māšiyatan	الْمَاشِيَةَ al-māšiyata	مَاشِيَةَ māšiyata
Genitive	مَاشٍ māšin	الْمَاشِي al-māšī	مَاشِي māšī	مَاشِيَةٍ māšiyatin	الْمَاشِيَةِ al-māšiyati	مَاشِيَةِ māšiyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاشِيَيْن māšiyayn	الْمَاشِيَيْن al-māšiyayn	مَاشِيَيْ māšiyay	مَاشِيَتَيْن māšiyatayn	الْمَاشِيَتَيْن al-māšiyatayn	مَاشِيَتَيْ māšiyatay
Nominative	مَاشِيَانِ māšiyāni	الْمَاشِيَانِ al-māšiyāni	مَاشِيَا māšiyā	مَاشِيَتَانِ māšiyatāni	الْمَاشِيَتَانِ al-māšiyatāni	مَاشِيَتَا māšiyatā
Accusative	مَاشِيَيْنِ māšiyayni	الْمَاشِيَيْنِ al-māšiyayni	مَاشِيَيْ māšiyay	مَاشِيَتَيْنِ māšiyatayni	الْمَاشِيَتَيْنِ al-māšiyatayni	مَاشِيَتَيْ māšiyatay
Genitive	مَاشِيَيْنِ māšiyayni	الْمَاشِيَيْنِ al-māšiyayni	مَاشِيَيْ māšiyay	مَاشِيَتَيْنِ māšiyatayni	الْمَاشِيَتَيْنِ al-māšiyatayni	مَاشِيَتَيْ māšiyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاشِين māšīn	الْمَاشِين al-māšīn	مَاشِي māšī	مَاشِيَات‎; مَوَاشِي māšiyāt‎; mawāšī	الْمَاشِيَات‎; الْمَوَاشِي al-māšiyāt‎; al-mawāšī	مَاشِيَات‎; مَوَاشِي māšiyāt‎; mawāšī
Nominative	مَاشُونَ māšūna	الْمَاشُونَ al-māšūna	مَاشُو māšū	مَاشِيَاتٌ‎; مَوَاشٍ māšiyātun‎; mawāšin	الْمَاشِيَاتُ‎; الْمَوَاشِي al-māšiyātu‎; al-mawāšī	مَاشِيَاتُ‎; مَوَاشِي māšiyātu‎; mawāšī
Accusative	مَاشِينَ māšīna	الْمَاشِينَ al-māšīna	مَاشِي māšī	مَاشِيَاتٍ‎; مَوَاشِيَ māšiyātin‎; mawāšiya	الْمَاشِيَاتِ‎; الْمَوَاشِيَ al-māšiyāti‎; al-mawāšiya	مَاشِيَاتِ‎; مَوَاشِيَ māšiyāti‎; mawāšiya
Genitive	مَاشِينَ māšīna	الْمَاشِينَ al-māšīna	مَاشِي māšī	مَاشِيَاتٍ‎; مَوَاشٍ māšiyātin‎; mawāšin	الْمَاشِيَاتِ‎; الْمَوَاشِي al-māšiyāti‎; al-mawāšī	مَاشِيَاتِ‎; مَوَاشِي māšiyāti‎; mawāšī

مَاش

Etymology 2

From Persian ماش (mâš), from Sanskrit माष (māṣa, “mungo bean”).

Noun

مَاش • (māš) m (collective, singulative مَاشَة f (māša))

1. mung bean, green gram (Vigna radiata)
2. mungo bean, black gram (Vigna mungo)
3. deer pea, hairypod cowpea (Vigna luteola)

Declension

Declension of noun مَاش (māš)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاش māš	الْمَاش al-māš	مَاش māš
Nominative	مَاشٌ māšun	الْمَاشُ al-māšu	مَاشُ māšu
Accusative	مَاشًا māšan	الْمَاشَ al-māša	مَاشَ māša
Genitive	مَاشٍ māšin	الْمَاشِ al-māši	مَاشِ māši
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاشَة māša	الْمَاشَة al-māša	مَاشَة māšat
Nominative	مَاشَةٌ māšatun	الْمَاشَةُ al-māšatu	مَاشَةُ māšatu
Accusative	مَاشَةً māšatan	الْمَاشَةَ al-māšata	مَاشَةَ māšata
Genitive	مَاشَةٍ māšatin	الْمَاشَةِ al-māšati	مَاشَةِ māšati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاشَتَيْن māšatayn	الْمَاشَتَيْن al-māšatayn	مَاشَتَيْ māšatay
Nominative	مَاشَتَانِ māšatāni	الْمَاشَتَانِ al-māšatāni	مَاشَتَا māšatā
Accusative	مَاشَتَيْنِ māšatayni	الْمَاشَتَيْنِ al-māšatayni	مَاشَتَيْ māšatay
Genitive	مَاشَتَيْنِ māšatayni	الْمَاشَتَيْنِ al-māšatayni	مَاشَتَيْ māšatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاشَات māšāt	الْمَاشَات al-māšāt	مَاشَات māšāt
Nominative	مَاشَاتٌ māšātun	الْمَاشَاتُ al-māšātu	مَاشَاتُ māšātu
Accusative	مَاشَاتٍ māšātin	الْمَاشَاتِ al-māšāti	مَاشَاتِ māšāti
Genitive	مَاشَاتٍ māšātin	الْمَاشَاتِ al-māšāti	مَاشَاتِ māšāti

Further reading

• بقلة الماش on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ar
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “ماش”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 624

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ماش (mâš), from Sanskrit माष (māṣa, “mungo bean”).

Noun

ماش • (maş)

1. mung bean, green gram (Vigna radiata)
2. mungo bean, black gram (Vigna mungo)

Descendants

• Turkish: maş

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Persian

Etymology

From Sanskrit माष (māṣa, “mungo bean”).

Noun

ماش • (mâš)

1. mung bean (Vigna radiata, ماش سبز (mâš sabz)) and mungo bean (Vigna mungo, ماش سیاه (mâš siyâh))

Descendants

• Tajik: мош (moš)
• → Arabic: مَاش (māš)
• → Azerbaijani: maş
• → Georgian: მაშა (maša)
• → Karakalpak: мәш
• → Kazakh: мәш (mäş)
  • →? Russian: маш (maš)
    • → Romanian: maș (Moldova)
    • → Ukrainian: маш (maš)
• → Middle Armenian: մաշ (maš)
  • Armenian: մաշ (maš)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ماش (maş)
  • Turkish: maş
• → Uzbek: мош (mosh)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 258
• Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “ماش”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 1118b