U+0A2E, ਮ
GURMUKHI LETTER MA

[U+0A2D]
Gurmukhi
[U+0A2F]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆩 (ma), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀫 (ma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə/

Letter

  1. 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.

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Brahmi 𑀫.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə/

Letter

• (mammā)

  1. The thirtieth consonant in Punjabi.

See also

References

  • ”, 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

• (ma) (Shahmukhi spelling م)

  1. (Western) first-person singular present pronominal suffix
    ਝੰਗ ਆਇਓ
    jhaṅg āio ma.
    I have come to Jhang.
    ਮੈਂ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਧੀ
    maĩ roṭī khādhī ma.
    I have eaten my food.