"ma-" meaning in Hausa

See ma- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /má-/, [má-] (note: Standard Kano Hausa)
Etymology: Cognate to the set of prefixes found in Arabic: مُ (mu) for agentive participles, مَ (ma) for locatives, and مِ (mi) for instrumentals. Etymology templates: {{cog|ar|-}} Arabic, {{m|ar|مُ}} مُ (mu), {{m|ar|مَ}} مَ (ma), {{m|ar|مِ}} مِ (mi) Head templates: {{head|ha|prefix|head=ma-|sort=}} ma-, {{ha-pos|prefix|ma-}} ma-
  1. Used to form agentive nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ma--ha-prefix-KKGfno26
  2. Used to form nouns of place (locative nouns). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ma--ha-prefix-PcEqcaeD Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 9 76 15
  3. Used to form instrumental nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ma--ha-prefix-n4ykxpXf

Download JSON data for ma- meaning in Hausa (1.5kB)

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