ਮ
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Translingual
Glyph origin
From the Sharada letter 𑆩 (ma), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀫 (ma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə/
Letter
ਮ
- Gurmukhi letter ਮੱਮਾ (mammā)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 258:
- ਮਮਾ ਮਾਗਨਹਾਰ ਇਆਨਾ ਦੇਨਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਰਹਿਓ ਸੁਜਾਨਾ
- mamā māganhār eānā denhār de rahio sujānā
- Mamma: The beggar is so ignorant - the Great Giver continues to give. He is All-knowing.
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 258:
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə/
Letter
ਮ • (mammā)
See also
- Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ [edit]
References
- “ਮ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Etymology 2
Akin to Saraiki م (m). Compare ਹਮ (ham), ਹਮੂੰ (hamū̃) and Saraiki ہامی (hāmī). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə̆/
Pronoun
ਮ • (ma) (Shahmukhi spelling م)
- (Western) first-person singular present pronominal suffix
- ਝੰਗ ਆਇਓ ਮ।
- jhaṅg āio ma.
- I have come to Jhang.
- ਮੈਂ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਧੀ ਮ।
- maĩ roṭī khādhī ma.
- I have eaten my food.