мая
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мая, вид гъба
See also: -маа
Belarusian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
мая́ • (majá)
- nominative feminine singular of мой (moj)
Bulgarian
Pronunciation 1
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majati.
Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary distinguish the meaning “to delay, to dally” (under мая¹) from “to mesmerise, to wonder” (under мая²).
Verb
ма́я • (mája) first-singular present indicative, impf
- (ambitransitive, primary meaning) to waver, to sway
- (ambitransitive, obsolete) to beacon, to signal
- (transitive, colloquial) to divert someone's attention, to distract
- (transitive, colloquial) to delay, to detain somebody from doing something
- (reflexive with се, obsolete) to roam back and forth
- (reflexive with се) to dawdle, to loiter, to dally
- (transitive, secondary meaning) to mesmerise, to amaze
Usage notes
Only the passive мая се (maja se) is widely used within the standard language. The (ambi)transitive meanings are mostly colloquial or dialectal.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ма́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, transitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | ма́ещ máešt |
ма́ял, мая́л1 májal, majál1 |
ма́ел máel |
ма́ян májan |
ма́ейки máejki | |
| definite subject form | ма́ещият máeštijat |
ма́ялият, мая́лият1 májalijat, majálijat1 |
— | ма́яният májanijat | |||
| definite object form | ма́ещия máeštija |
ма́ялия, мая́лия1 májalija, majálija1 |
— | ма́яния májanija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | ма́еща máešta |
ма́яла, мая́ла1 májala, majála1 |
ма́ела máela |
ма́яна májana | ||
| definite | ма́ещата máeštata |
ма́ялата, мая́лата1 májalata, majálata1 |
— | ма́яната májanata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | ма́ещо máešto |
ма́яло, мая́ло1 májalo, majálo1 |
ма́ело máelo |
ма́яно májano |
ма́ене máene | |
| definite | ма́ещото máeštoto |
ма́ялото, мая́лото1 májaloto, majáloto1 |
— | ма́яното májanoto |
ма́енето máeneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | ма́ещи máešti |
ма́яли, мая́ли1 májali, majáli1 |
ма́ели máeli |
ма́яни májani |
ма́ения, ма́енета máenija, máeneta | |
| definite | ма́ещите máeštite |
ма́ялите, мая́лите1 májalite, majálite1 |
— | ма́яните májanite |
ма́енията, ма́енетата máenijata, máenetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | ма́я mája |
ма́еш máeš |
ма́е máe |
ма́ем máem |
ма́ете máete |
ма́ят májat | |
| imperfect | ма́ех máeh |
ма́еше máeše |
ма́еше máeše |
ма́ехме máehme |
ма́ехте máehte |
ма́еха máeha | |
| aorist | ма́ях, мая́х1 májah, majáh1 |
ма́я, мая́1 mája, majá1 |
ма́я, мая́1 mája, majá1 |
ма́яхме, мая́хме1 májahme, majáhme1 |
ма́яхте, мая́хте1 májahte, majáhte1 |
ма́яха, мая́ха1 májaha, majáha1 | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ма́ел m, ма́ела f, ма́ело n, or ма́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ма́ел m, ма́ела f, ма́ело n, or ма́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ма́ел m, ма́ела f, ма́ело n, or ма́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| май maj |
ма́йте májte |
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1Dialectally marked.
Alternative forms
- ма́ям (májam) — with generalized a-conjugation
Derived terms
- замая pf (zamaja), замайвам impf (zamajvam)
- главозама́я pf (glavozamája), главозама́йвам impf (glavozamájvam, “to blow one's mind”) (figurative)
- измая се pf (izmaja se), измайвам се impf (izmajvam se, “to dawdle”) (dialectal)
- ма́еж (máež, action noun)
- маи́ло (maílo), маи́лка (maílka, “dilly-dally, indolent behaviour”) (dialectal)
- майо́сам (majósam) майо́тя (majótja), маю́вам (majúvam) (dialectal)
- мая́к (maják, “beacon”) (Russian loanword)
- намая се pf (namaja se), намайвам се impf (namajvam se)
- омая pf (omaja), омайвам impf (omajvam)
- помая pf (pomaja), помайвам impf (pomajvam)
- премая pf (premaja), премайвам impf (premajvam, “to lure”) (dialectal)
- размая се pf (razmaja se), размайвам се impf (razmajvam se, “to moon about”) (dialectal)
- смая pf (smaja), смайвам impf (smajvam, “to astound”)
Related terms
Pronunciation 2
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مایه (maya), from Persian مایه (mâye).
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Noun
мая́ • (majá)
See also
- квас (kvas, “sourdough”)
- ба́кпулвер (bákpulver, “baking powder”)
References
- “ма̀я, ма̀я се (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ма̀я (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “ма́ѭ, -ешь; ма́ꙗлъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 56
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мая¹, мая²”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 701
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ма́я • (mája) m inan
Etymology 2
Participle
ма́я • (mája)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of ма́ять (májatʹ)