ma'ay

See also: Maay, and määy

Iraqw

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā).

Noun

ma'ay

1. water

References

• "ma'aá" In: Nordbustad, F. (1988). Iraqw grammar.
• "maʾay" In: Mous, M. (1993). A grammar of Iraqw.
• "ma'aay" In: Maghway, J.B. (1995). Some salient linguistic features of an Iraqw narrative text.
• "ma'ay" In: Berger, P. & Kiessling, R. (1998). Iraqw texts.