"מאי" meaning in Hebrew

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Adjective

Forms: מֵאִי [canonical], me'i [romanization], מֵאִית [feminine], מֵאִיִּים [masculine, plural], מֵאִיּוֹת [feminine, plural]
Etymology: מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, forms adjectives from nouns). Etymology templates: {{number box|he|100}}, {{af|he|מֵאָה|־י|id2=adjectival|pos2=forms adjectives from nouns|t1=hundred|tr1=me'á|tr2=-i}} מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, forms 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. (formal) hundredth Tags: formal Synonyms: מאה (me'á, mé'a)
    Sense id: en-מאי-he-adj-mTDc0kqX Categories (other): Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival) Disambiguation of Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival): 16 40 41 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Forms: מַאי [canonical, masculine], 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: {{etymon|he|:bor|de:Mai}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "May", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "May", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "May", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*méǵh₂s", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Maia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "second declension", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "second declension suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "possessive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "o-grade", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "thematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "possessive", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "possessive", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "e-grade", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "vrddhi", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "thematic", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "thematic", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-os", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Archaic Latin", "term" : "-os", "lang" : "itc-ala" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-us", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Maius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "meio", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "meie", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Mai", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Hebrew", "term" : "מאי", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "he" }" data-lang="he" data-title="מאי">, {{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)
    Sense id: en-מאי-he-name-a1Be8tTO Categories (other): Hebrew entries with etymon, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival), Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Months Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 12 61 26 2 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival): 16 40 41 3 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 57 28 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 56 44 Disambiguation of Months: 8 60 32 0
  2. a female given name
    Sense id: en-מאי-he-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Hebrew female given names, Hebrew given names, Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival) Disambiguation of Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival): 16 40 41 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אֶחָד בְּמַאי
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Forms: מַאי [canonical, feminine, masculine], 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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      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מַאי",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "May",
          "May#English:_Q119"
        ],
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          "month",
          "month"
        ],
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          "Gregorian calendar",
          "Gregorian calendar"
        ],
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          "April",
          "April"
        ],
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          "June",
          "June"
        ]
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        ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "מאי"
}

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    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew pronouns",
    "Hebrew terms borrowed from Aramaic",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Aramaic",
    "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival)",
    "Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "2": "arc",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Aramaic מאי.",
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    {
      "form": "מַאי",
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        "canonical",
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "may",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "tr": "may",
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    }
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  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what"
      ],
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        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
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        "(formal) what"
      ],
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        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מאי"
}

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    "Hebrew adjectives",
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י (adjectival)",
    "Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Months"
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  "etymology_number": "3",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "100"
      },
      "expansion": "",
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        "tr1": "me'á",
        "tr2": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, forms adjectives from nouns)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”) + ־י (-i, forms adjectives from nouns).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מֵאִי",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me'i",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵאִית",
      "links": [
        [
          "מֵאִית",
          "מאית"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵאִיִּים",
      "links": [
        [
          "מֵאִיִּים",
          "מאיים"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵאִיּוֹת",
      "links": [
        [
          "מֵאִיּוֹת",
          "מאיות"
        ]
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew formal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hundredth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hundredth",
          "hundredth"
        ]
      ],
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        "(formal) hundredth"
      ],
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        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "me'á, mé'a",
      "word": "מאה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "מאי"
}

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