mah
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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
mah
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Determiner[edit]
mah
- (African-American Vernacular, Southern US) Pronunciation spelling of my.
- 2014 June 26, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: Streetpass Arena:
- Adventurer: 'AFTER YEARS OF ADVENTURING... I HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE STREETPASS ARENA. ONCE I REST MAH HOOFS, I'M GOING TO RECORD MY SECRET BATTLE TECHNIQUE.'
Etymology 2[edit]
From Cantonese 嘛 (maa3, “of course!”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
- Asserts that something is self-evident.
- It's only temporary mah. ― It's only temporary, after all.
- 1998 April 24, viken, “tcs shows”, in sg.rec.tv, Usenet:
- Singlish is acceptable in Singapore mah
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Low, Ee Ling; Brown, Adam (2005) English in Singapore: An Introduction, →ISBN
- Lim, Lisa; Wee, Lionel (2004), “Reduplication and discourse particles”, in Singapore English: A grammatical description, →ISBN, page 125
Anagrams[edit]
Besisi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Aslian *səmaaʔ (“human”).
Noun[edit]
mah
Derived terms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mah (first-person possessive mahku, second-person possessive mahmu, third-person possessive mahnya)
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈba/, which may be followed by [h] or [ʔ] or trigger syntactic gemination[1].
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: mah
Interjection[edit]
mah
- An expression of doubt or uncertainty.
- An expression of disapproval or resignation.
References[edit]
- ^ mah in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from mahati, from Proto-Slavic *maxati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mȃh m (Cyrillic spelling ма̑х)
Declension[edit]
Declension of mah
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “mah” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *mъxъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mȃh m inan
- moss (plants of the division Bryophyta)
Inflection[edit]
Masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent, plural in -ôv- | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | máh | ||
gen. sing. | mahú | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | máh | mahôva | mahôvi |
accusative | máh | mahôva | mahôve |
genitive | mahú | mahôv | mahôv |
dative | máhu | mahôvoma | mahôvom |
locative | máhu | mahôvih | mahôvih |
instrumental | máhom | mahôvoma | mahôvi |
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | máh | ||
gen. sing. | máha | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | máh | máha | máhi |
accusative | máh | máha | máhe |
genitive | máha | máhov | máhov |
dative | máhu | máhoma | máhom |
locative | máhu | máhih | máhih |
instrumental | máhom | máhoma | máhi |
Further reading[edit]
- “mah”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Sumerian[edit]
Romanization[edit]
mah
- Romanization of 𒈤 (maḫ)
Unami[edit]
Particle[edit]
mah
- past tense marker
- Lòkëwe mah utènink nta.
- Yesterday, I went to town.
References[edit]
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mah”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Interjection[edit]
mah
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