mey

See also: Mey

Translingual

Symbol

mey

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hassaniya Arabic.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hassaniya Arabic terms

Abau

Interjection

mey

1. really? is that so? is it true? are you sure?

Noun

mey class II gender f

1. work, a job
2. a work (of art, etc.), a piece (of something)

Verb

mey

1. to write
2. to paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of mey

	imperfective	perfective
∅	mêy	mèy
manner prefixes
nak (acc (accompaniment))	nakmêy	nakmèy
hiy (caus (causative))	hiymêy	hiymèy
non (du (dual accompaniment))	nonmêy	nonmèy
saw (spd (speed, urgency))	sawmêy	sawmèy
kor (lim (limitation))	kormêy	kormèy
kiy (act (actuality))	kiymêy	kiymèy
nuw (int (intensity))	nuwmêy	nuwmèy
ma (rpt (repetitive))	mamêy	mamèy
directional prefixes
a (at some distance)	amêy	amèy
amor (right there)	amormêy	amormèy
am (near)	ammêy	ammèy
ka (side)	kamêy	kamèy
kay (across)	kaymêy	kaymèy
lay (straight forward (horizontally))	laymêy	laymèy
lak (towards the river)	lakmêy	lakmèy
lam (away from the river)	lammêy	lammèy
lik (alongside the river, downstream)	likmêy	likmèy
lim (alongside the river, upstream)	limmêy	limmèy
kyor (downward (vertically))	kyormêy	kyormèy
ar (upward (vertically))	armêy	armèy

References

• Abau Dictionary © 2020 SIL International (Available online: [1])

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meiː/
• Rhymes: -eiː

Noun

mey f (genitive singular meyjar, nominative plural meyjar)

1. maiden
2. virgin

Declension

Declension of mey (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mey	meyin	meyjar	meyjarnar
accusative	mey	meyna	meyjar	meyjarnar
dative	meyju, mey	meyjunni, meynni	meyjum	meyjunum
genitive	meyjar	meyjarinnar	meyja	meyjanna

Synonyms

• mær

Derived terms

• María mey
• meydómur (“virginity”)
• afmeyja (“deflower”)

Old Norse

Noun

mey f (genitive meyjar, dative meyju, plural meyjar)

1. alternative form of mær

Declension

Declension of mey (strong jō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mær, mey	mærin, meyin	meyjar	meyjarnar
accusative	mey	meyna	meyjar	meyjarnar
dative	mey, meyju	meynni, meyjunni	meyjum	meyjunum
genitive	meyjar	meyjarinnar	meyja	meyjanna

Pipil

Alternative forms

• -may (Teotepeque)

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-tl. Compare Classical Nahuatl māitl (“hand”). Cognate with Yaqui mamam, Hopi maa('at), Shoshone mo', and Cahuilla -mal.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /mej/, /meːj/

Noun

-mēy (plural -mejmēy)

1. hand (including hand and forearm)

   Tay tikpia tik mumey?

   What do you have in your hand?

2. branch

   Nemi se tutut pak ne imey uni kwawit

   There is a bird on that tree's branch

3. handle

   Shikwi yek ne imey ne metat pal titisi

   Hold the metate's handle well so you can grind

Synonyms

• (branch): -majtzal

Related terms

• mā- (combining form)

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məi]

Etymology 1

Noun

mey (plural meys)

1. hawthorn flower

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• may, ma

Verb

mey (past tense micht)

1. may

Usage notes

Generally replaced by can

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmej/ [ˈmeɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ej
• Syllabification: mey

Particle

mey (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌ᜔)

1. alternative form of may

Preposition

mey (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌ᜔)

1. alternative form of may

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmej/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish می (mey), from Classical Persian مَی (may).

Noun

mey (definite accusative meyi, plural meyler)

1. (archaic) wine

   Synonym: şarap

Declension

Declension of mey

singular plural nominative mey meyler definite accusative meyi meyleri dative meye meylere locative meyde meylerde ablative meyden meylerden genitive meyin meylerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular meyim meylerim 2nd singular meyin meylerin 3rd singular meyi meyleri 1st plural meyimiz meylerimiz 2nd plural meyiniz meyleriniz 3rd plural meyleri meyleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular meyimi meylerimi 2nd singular meyini meylerini 3rd singular meyini meylerini 1st plural meyimizi meylerimizi 2nd plural meyinizi meylerinizi 3rd plural meylerini meylerini dative singular plural 1st singular meyime meylerime 2nd singular meyine meylerine 3rd singular meyine meylerine 1st plural meyimize meylerimize 2nd plural meyinize meylerinize 3rd plural meylerine meylerine locative singular plural 1st singular meyimde meylerimde 2nd singular meyinde meylerinde 3rd singular meyinde meylerinde 1st plural meyimizde meylerimizde 2nd plural meyinizde meylerinizde 3rd plural meylerinde meylerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular meyimden meylerimden 2nd singular meyinden meylerinden 3rd singular meyinden meylerinden 1st plural meyimizden meylerimizden 2nd plural meyinizden meylerinizden 3rd plural meylerinden meylerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular meyimin meylerimin 2nd singular meyinin meylerinin 3rd singular meyinin meylerinin 1st plural meyimizin meylerimizin 2nd plural meyinizin meylerinizin 3rd plural meylerinin meylerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular meyim meylerim 2nd singular meysin meylersin 3rd singular mey meydir meyler meylerdir 1st plural meyiz meyleriz 2nd plural meysiniz meylersiniz 3rd plural meyler meylerdir

Derived terms

• meyhane

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mey (definite accusative meyi, plural meyler)

1. (music) double-reed aerophone used in Turkish folk music

Declension

Declension of mey

singular plural nominative mey meyler definite accusative meyi meyleri dative meye meylere locative meyde meylerde ablative meyden meylerden genitive meyin meylerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular meyim meylerim 2nd singular meyin meylerin 3rd singular meyi meyleri 1st plural meyimiz meylerimiz 2nd plural meyiniz meyleriniz 3rd plural meyleri meyleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular meyimi meylerimi 2nd singular meyini meylerini 3rd singular meyini meylerini 1st plural meyimizi meylerimizi 2nd plural meyinizi meylerinizi 3rd plural meylerini meylerini dative singular plural 1st singular meyime meylerime 2nd singular meyine meylerine 3rd singular meyine meylerine 1st plural meyimize meylerimize 2nd plural meyinize meylerinize 3rd plural meylerine meylerine locative singular plural 1st singular meyimde meylerimde 2nd singular meyinde meylerinde 3rd singular meyinde meylerinde 1st plural meyimizde meylerimizde 2nd plural meyinizde meylerinizde 3rd plural meylerinde meylerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular meyimden meylerimden 2nd singular meyinden meylerinden 3rd singular meyinden meylerinden 1st plural meyimizden meylerimizden 2nd plural meyinizden meylerinizden 3rd plural meylerinden meylerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular meyimin meylerimin 2nd singular meyinin meylerinin 3rd singular meyinin meylerinin 1st plural meyimizin meylerimizin 2nd plural meyinizin meylerinizin 3rd plural meylerinin meylerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular meyim meylerim 2nd singular meysin meylersin 3rd singular mey meydir meyler meylerdir 1st plural meyiz meyleriz 2nd plural meysiniz meylersiniz 3rd plural meyler meylerdir

Further reading

• “mey”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mey”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mey”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Yola

Verb

mey

1. alternative form of mye
   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:

     Nore zichel ne'er well, nowe, nore ne'er mey.

     Nor such never will, no (now), nor never may.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 86

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məj/
• Hyphenation: mey

Noun

mey f

1. mother

   Synonyms: maye, mae, mare, marde, may, mey