"ma" meaning in Bambara

See ma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [màꜜà]
Head templates: {{head|bm|nouns}} ma
  1. sea cow
    Sense id: en-ma-bm-noun-pjteoKAl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|bm|verbs}} ma
  1. (verbal auxiliary) marks an action which is not accomplished Tags: auxiliary Categories (lifeform): Dugongs and manatees
    Sense id: en-ma-bm-verb-f8jpvVcx Disambiguation of Dugongs and manatees: 25 75 Categories (other): Bambara entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Bambara entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "sea cow"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[màꜜà]"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "parents": [
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He has not come yet",
          "text": "A ma na fɔlɔ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Siraje did not go to the market",
          "text": "Sirajɛ ma taa dɔgɔ la",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "marks an action which is not accomplished"
      ],
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        "sea cow"
      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[màꜜà]"
    }
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          "text": "A ma na fɔlɔ",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Siraje did not go to the market",
          "text": "Sirajɛ ma taa dɔgɔ la",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "marks an action which is not accomplished"
      ],
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        "(verbal auxiliary) marks an action which is not accomplished"
      ],
      "tags": [
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Bambara dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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