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މާ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Dhivehi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit माला (mālā)
Noun
މާ • (mā) (plural މާތައް (mātak̊))
- flower
Etymology 2
Suffix
މާ • (-mā)
- when
Etymology 3
Inherited from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā). Doublet of މަހާ (mahā)
Adjective
މާ • (mā)
- great, big, large
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 160
Etymology 4
Inherited from Sanskrit मघा (maghā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā)
Noun
މާ • (mā)
- The tenth nakaiy of the south-west monsoon.
- The asterism Alpha (Regulus), Zeta, Gamma (Algeiba), Mu, Epsilon and Eta in Leonis
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 160
Etymology 5
Adverb
މާ • (mā)
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