"מאי" meaning in All languages combined

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Pronoun [Aramaic]

Forms: מַאי [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|arc|pronoun|head=מַאי}} מַאי • (transliteration needed)
  1. (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic) what, why Tags: Jewish-Babylonian-Aramaic
    Sense id: en-מאי-arc-pron-JDFWocW9 Categories (other): Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Aramaic pronouns, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 4 25 16 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 3 23 14 0

Adjective [Hebrew]

Forms: מֵאִי [canonical], me'i [romanization], מֵאִית [feminine], מֵאִיִּים [masculine, plural], מֵאִיּוֹת [feminine, plural]
Etymology: מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, “used to form adjectives from nouns”). Etymology templates: {{number box|he|100}}, {{n-g|used to form adjectives from nouns}} used to form adjectives from nouns, {{af|he|מֵאָה|־י|id2=forming adjectives|t1=hundred|t2=<span class="Latn" lang="en">used to form adjectives from nouns</span>|tr1=me'á|tr2=-i}} מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, “used to form adjectives from nouns”) Head templates: {{he-adj|f=מֵאִית|fp=מֵאִיּוֹת|mp=מֵאִיִּים|tr=me'i|wv=מֵאִי}} מֵאִי • (me'i) (feminine מֵאִית, masculine plural מֵאִיִּים, feminine plural מֵאִיּוֹת)
  1. hundredth
    Sense id: en-מאי-he-adj-mTDc0kqX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name [Hebrew]

Forms: מַאי [canonical], may [romanization]
Etymology: From German Mai, from Latin māius (“Maia's month”), from Maia, a Roman earth goddess, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *magya (“she who is great”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”). Etymology templates: {{bor|he|de|Mai}} German Mai, {{der|he|la|māius||Maia's month}} Latin māius (“Maia's month”), {{der|he|ine-pro|*magya|gloss=she who is great}} Proto-Indo-European *magya (“she who is great”), {{der|he|ine-pro|*méǵh₂s|gloss=great}} Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=may|wv=מַאי}} מַאי • (may) m
  1. May (the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June) Categories (topical): Months
    Sense id: en-מאי-he-name-a1Be8tTO Disambiguation of Months: 4 68 28 0
  2. a female given name Categories (topical): Hebrew female given names, Hebrew given names
    Sense id: en-מאי-he-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (forming adjectives), Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 2 34 63 1 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 3 25 71 1 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 3 25 71 1 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (forming adjectives): 6 25 65 3 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 25 71 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אֶחָד בְּמַאי
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun [Hebrew]

Forms: מַאי [canonical], may [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Aramaic מאי. Etymology templates: {{bor|he|arc|מאי}} Aramaic מאי Head templates: {{he-pron|g=m|g2=f|tr=may|wv=מַאי}} מַאי • (may) m or f
  1. (formal) what Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-מאי-he-pron-dJqywNBs Categories (other): Hebrew pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "tr2": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, “used to form adjectives from nouns”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, “used to form adjectives from nouns”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מֵאִי",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me'i",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵאִית",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵאִיִּים",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵאִיּוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "מֵאִית",
        "fp": "מֵאִיּוֹת",
        "mp": "מֵאִיִּים",
        "tr": "me'i",
        "wv": "מֵאִי"
      },
      "expansion": "מֵאִי • (me'i) (feminine מֵאִית, masculine plural מֵאִיִּים, feminine plural מֵאִיּוֹת)",
      "name": "he-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hundredth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hundredth",
          "hundredth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מאי"
}

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