"ma" meaning in Xhosa

See ma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -̂ma [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-jɪ́ma}} Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma Head templates: {{xh-verb|̂ma}} -̂ma
  1. (intransitive) to halt Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-ma-xh-verb-xc8sqD2X Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
  2. (intransitive) to stop Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-ma-xh-verb-4nsKr2ix
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ummi
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "xh-verb"
    }
  ],
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to halt"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "halt",
          "halt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to halt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to stop"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to stop"
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Xhosa lemmas",
    "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa verbs"
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "̂ma"
      },
      "expansion": "-̂ma",
      "name": "xh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Xhosa intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to halt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "halt",
          "halt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to halt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Xhosa intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stop"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to stop"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma"
}

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