मा

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word मा. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word मा, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say मा in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word मा you have here. The definition of the word मा will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofमा, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Garhwali

Verb

मा () (transitive)

  1. have
    मेमा यअक किताब न्ही च।
    me yaak kitāb nhī ca.
    I don't have a book.

Nepali

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya), cognate with Hindi में (mẽ).

Pronunciation

Postposition

मा ()

  1. in, at, on

Newar

Pronunciation

Noun

मा (? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐵)

  1. plant

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (prohibitive particle). Cognate with Albanian mo (do not), Ancient Greek μή (mḗ, not, do not), Old Armenian մի (mi, no, not), Avestan 𐬨𐬁 (), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/) (whence Persian مـ (ma-)).

Particle

मा (mā́)

  1. don't (prohibitive particle)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.5.10:
      मा नो॒ मर्ता॑ अ॒भि द्रु॑हन्।
      त॒नूना॑मिंद्र गिर्वणः।
      ईशा॑नो यवया व॒धम्॥
      mā́ no mártā abhí druhan
      tanū́nām indra girvaṇaḥ
      ī́śāno yavayā vadhám
      O Indra, thou who lovest song,
      do not let any man hurt our bodies.
      Keep slaughter far from us for thou canst.
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *máHm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHm.

Pronoun

मा (mā́)

  1. accusative singular of अहम् (ahám)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic; compare मय (maya, horse) and मयु (mayu, antelope, deer), which are probably connected to the root, as well as similar formations throughout Indo-European such as Ancient Greek μῐνῠρῐ́ζω (minurízō, to whimper, warble).

Root

मा ()

  1. to sound, bellow, bleat
Derived terms
Primary Verbal Forms
Non-Finite Forms
Derived Nominal Forms

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH-, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (to measure).

Root

मा ()

  1. to measure
Derived terms
Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
Non-Finite Forms
Derived Nominal Forms
Prefixed Root Forms
Descendants

Etymology 5

From the above root.

Noun

मा () stemf (root मा)

  1. measure
  2. authority
  3. light
  4. knowledge
  5. binding, fettering
  6. death
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of मा (mā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative माः
mā́ḥ
मौ / मा¹
maú / mā́¹
माः
mā́ḥ
Vocative माः
mā́ḥ
मौ / मा¹
maú / mā́¹
माः
mā́ḥ
Accusative माम्
mā́m
मौ / मा¹
maú / mā́¹
माः / मः²
mā́ḥ / máḥ²
Instrumental मा
mā́
माभ्याम्
mā́bhyām
माभिः
mā́bhiḥ
Dative मे
माभ्याम्
mā́bhyām
माभ्यः
mā́bhyaḥ
Ablative मः
máḥ
माभ्याम्
mā́bhyām
माभ्यः
mā́bhyaḥ
Genitive मः
máḥ
मोः
móḥ
मानाम् / माम्²
mā́nām / mā́m²
Locative मि
मोः
móḥ
मासु
mā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 343
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 341
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 341-3