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Ma

Ma

(mä)
,
Noun.
[Cf.
Mamma
.]
1.
A child’s word for
mother
.
2.
[Hind.]
In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.
Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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Ma

,
c
onj.
[It.]
(Mus.)
But; – used in cautionary phrases;
as, “Vivace,
ma
non troppo presto” (i. e., lively, but not too quick)
.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).

Definition 2024

må

må

See also: máá, máà, maa, Maa, maá, ma'a, and Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Danish

Verb

må

  1. present tense of måtte (may)
  2. imperative of måtte

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

må

  1. present tense of måtte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

må

  1. present tense of måtta and måtte

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish magha, from Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Verb

må ‎(past tense måtte)

  1. may, must
    Ja, må hon leva uti hundrade år!
    Yes, may she live a hundred years! (birthday congratulation song)
    Men kunna de icke leva återhållsamt, så må de gifta sig
    But if they cannot contain, let them marry (1 Corinthians 7:9)
    på det att du icke må förgås
    lest thou be consumed (Genesis 19:15)

Etymology 2

Verb

må

  1. to feel (good or bad), to be (ill or well)
    Jag mår bra. Hur mår du?‎
    I'm fine. How are you?
    Den polska hären led oerhördt af den stränga vintern, under det svenskarne mådde som perlor i guld.‎
    The Polish army suffered enormously from the strong winter cold, while the Swedes felt like pearls in gold.

Conjugation

Walloon

Adverb

må

  1. badly, poorly

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