mă

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Namuyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma˨]

Noun

mă

  1. soldier
  2. army

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə/
  • Rhymes: -ə

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin me (accusative singular of ego), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)me.

Alternative forms

Pronoun

mă (unstressed accusative and reflexive form of eu)

  1. me (accusative)
    Puteți să mă ajutați, vă rog?
    Can you help me, please?
  2. (reflexive pronoun) myself

See also

Etymology 2

Perhaps a clipping of mamă. Compare bă, fă.

Alternative forms

Interjection

mă

  1. (familiar, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address towards a recipient irrespective of gender, showing equal or, rarely, a more superior standing
    Synonym: mamă Coordinate terms: bă, (offensive) fă

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