"ma'" meaning in Maltese

See ma' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /maː/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-ma'.wav (note: Gozo)
Rhymes: -aː Etymology: Inherited from Arabic مَعَ (maʕa, “with”). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:مَعَ<t:with>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "ma'", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="ma'"> Inherited from Arabic مَعَ (maʕa, “with”). Head templates: {{mt-preposition}} ma’ Forms: ma’ [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], miegħi [first-person, singular], magħna [first-person, plural], miegħek [second-person, singular], magħkom [plural, second-person], miegħu [masculine, singular, third-person], magħha [feminine, singular, third-person], magħhom [plural, third-person], maċ- · mad- · man- [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], maċ- · mad- · man- [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], maċ- · mad- · man- [definite, xemxin-assimilation], maċ- · mad- · man- [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], mar- · mas- · mat- · [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], mar- · mas- · mat- · [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], mar- · mas- · mat- · [definite, xemxin-assimilation], mar- · mas- · mat- · [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], max- · maz- · maż- [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], max- · maz- · maż- [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], max- · maz- · maż- [definite, xemxin-assimilation], max- · maz- · maż- [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], mal- [qamrin-unassimilation]
  1. with (comitative, concurrent) Derived forms: madwar, maġenb, matul
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "مَعَ",
      "مع#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:مَعَ<t:with>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Maltese\", \"term\" : \"ma'\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"mt\" }\" data-lang=\"mt\" data-title=\"ma'\">\nInherited from Arabic مَعَ (maʕa, “with”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Arabic مَعَ (maʕa, “with”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ma’",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "g",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miegħi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miegħek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miegħu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mal-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ma’",
      "name": "mt-preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "madwar"
        },
        {
          "word": "maġenb"
        },
        {
          "word": "matul"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              156,
              162
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:",
          "text": "Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha\nmart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;\nu f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’\nkif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "with (comitative, concurrent)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ma'-mt-prep-LJ4eIas5",
      "links": [
        [
          "with",
          "with"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ma/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-ma'.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Gozo",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma'"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "madwar"
    },
    {
      "word": "maġenb"
    },
    {
      "word": "matul"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "مَعَ",
      "مع#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:مَعَ<t:with>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Maltese\", \"term\" : \"ma'\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"mt\" }\" data-lang=\"mt\" data-title=\"ma'\">\nInherited from Arabic مَعَ (maʕa, “with”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Arabic مَعَ (maʕa, “with”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ma’",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "g",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miegħi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miegħek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miegħu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maċ- · mad- · man-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mar- · mas- · mat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "max- · maz- · maż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mal-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ma’",
      "name": "mt-preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries referencing missing etymons",
        "Maltese entries with etymology texts",
        "Maltese entries with etymon",
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese prepositions",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with homophones",
        "Maltese terms with quotations",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Requests for translations of Maltese quotations",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/aː",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/aː/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              156,
              162
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:",
          "text": "Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha\nmart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;\nu f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’\nkif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "with (comitative, concurrent)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "with",
          "with"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ma/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-ma'.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Gozo",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-ma%27.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma'"
}

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