ма̄

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Northern Mansi

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Finnish maa, Komi-Zyrian му (mu), Udmurt му (mu), Eastern Mansi мы (my), possibly also Northern Khanty мўв (mŭw).

Pronunciation

Noun

ма̄ ()

  1. place
  2. part
  3. earth
  4. world
  5. land

Declension

Sosva:

Inflection of ма̄ ()
singular dual plural
nominative ма̄ () ма̄г (māg) ма̄т (māt)
locative ма̄т (māt) ма̄гт (māgt) ма̄тт (mātt)
lative ма̄н (mān) ма̄гн (māgn) ма̄тн (mātn)
ablative ма̄ныл (mānyl) ма̄гныл (māgnyl) ма̄тныл (mātnyl)
instrumental ма̄л (māl) ма̄гтыл (māgtyl) ма̄тыл (mātyl)
translative ма̄г (māg) ―― ――
caritive ма̄та̄л (mātāl) ―― ――
Possessive forms of ма̄ ()
possessor single possession double possession multiple possession
1st person sing. ма̄м (mām) ма̄гум (māgum) ма̄нум (mānum)
2nd person sing. ма̄н (mān) ма̄гын (māgyn) ма̄н (mān)
3rd person sing. ма̄тэ (mātè) ма̄ге (māge) ма̄нэ (mānè)
1st person dual ма̄ме̄н (māmēn) ма̄гаме̄н (māgamēn) ма̄наме̄н (mānamēn)
2nd person dual ма̄н (mān) ма̄гы̄н (māgȳn) ма̄ны̄н (mānȳn)
3rd person dual ма̄тэ̄н (mātè̄n) ма̄ге̄н (māgēn) ма̄нэ̄н (mānè̄n)
1st person plural ма̄в (māv) ма̄гув (māguv) ма̄нув (mānuv)
2nd person plural ма̄н (mān) ма̄гы̄н (māgȳn) ма̄ны̄н (mānȳn)
3rd person plural ма̄ныл (mānyl) ма̄ганыл (māganyl) ма̄наныл (mānanyl)

Upper Lozva:

Inflection of ма̄ ()
singular dual plural
nominative ма̄ () ма̄й (māj) ма̄т (māt)
locative ма̄т (māt) ма̄йт (mājt) ма̄тт (mātt)
lative ма̄н (mān) ма̄йн (mājn) ма̄тн (mātn)
ablative ма̄ныл (mānyl) ма̄йныл (mājnyl) ма̄тныл (mātnyl)
instrumental ма̄л (māl) ма̄йтыл (mājtyl) ма̄тыл (mātyl)
translative ма̄й (māj) ―― ――
caritive ма̄та̄л (mātāl) ―― ――
Possessive forms of ма̄ ()
possessor single possession double possession multiple possession
1st person sing. ма̄м (mām) ма̄йум (mājum) ма̄нум (mānum)
2nd person sing. ма̄н (mān) ма̄йын (mājyn) ма̄н (mān)
3rd person sing. ма̄тэ (mātè) ма̄йе (māje) ма̄нэ (mānè)
1st person dual ма̄ме̄н (māmēn) ма̄йаме̄н (mājamēn) ма̄наме̄н (mānamēn)
2nd person dual ма̄н (mān) ма̄йы̄н (mājȳn) ма̄ны̄н (mānȳn)
3rd person dual ма̄тэ̄н (mātè̄n) ма̄йе̄н (mājēn) ма̄нэ̄н (mānè̄n)
1st person plural ма̄в (māv) ма̄йув (mājuv) ма̄нув (mānuv)
2nd person plural ма̄н (mān) ма̄йы̄н (mājȳn) ма̄ны̄н (mānȳn)
3rd person plural ма̄ныл (mānyl) ма̄йаныл (mājanyl) ма̄наныл (mānanyl)

References

  • Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “ма̄”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
  • Rombandejeva, Je. I., Kuzakova, Je. A. (1982) Slovarʹ mansijsko-russkij i russko-mansijskij [曼西語-俄語和俄語-曼西語詞典], Leningrad: Prosveščenije