mah
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
mah
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Determiner edit
mah
- (African-American Vernacular, Southern US) Pronunciation spelling of my.
- 2014 June 26, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: Streetpass Arena:
- Adventurer: 'AFTER YEARS OF ADVENTURING... I HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE STREETPASS ARENA. ONCE I REST MAH HOOFS, I'M GOING TO RECORD MY SECRET BATTLE TECHNIQUE.'
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
- Asserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason to something.
- — Why can't we go now?
— We need to come up with a plan mah.
- 1998 April 24, viken, “tcs shows”, in sg.rec.tv (Usenet):
- Singlish is acceptable in Singapore mah
- — Why can't we go now?
See also edit
References edit
- Low, Ee Ling, Brown, Adam (2005) English in Singapore: An Introduction, →ISBN
- Lim, Lisa with Wee, Lionel (2004) “Reduplication and discourse particles”, in Singapore English: A grammatical description, →ISBN, page 125
Anagrams edit
Besisi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Aslian *səmaaʔ (“human”).
Noun edit
mah
Derived terms edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mah (first-person possessive mahku, second-person possessive mahmu, third-person possessive mahnya)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈma/, which may be followed by [h] or [ʔ] or trigger syntactic gemination.[1]
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: mah
Interjection edit
mah
- an expression of doubt or uncertainty
- an expression of disapproval or resignation
References edit
- ^ mah in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maxъ, from Proto-Slavic *maxati.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mȃh m (Cyrillic spelling ма̑х)
Declension edit
Declension of mah
References edit
- “mah” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *mъxъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mȃh m inan
- moss (plants of the division Bryophyta)
- (geography) raised bog
- (regional) bog, marsh[→SSKJ]
- (hunting) velvet (fine fur on a deer's antlers)[→SSKJ]
- (rare) down, fluff[→SSKJ]
Declension edit
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular | |||
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nom. sing. | mȃh | ||
gen. sing. | mahȗ | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
mȃh | mahȏva | mahȏvi |
genitive rodȋlnik |
mahȗ | mahóv | mahóv |
dative dajȃlnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | mahȏvoma, mahȏvama | mahȏvom, mȃhȏvam |
accusative tožȋlnik |
mȃh | mahȏva | mahȏve |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | mahȏvih | mahȏvih |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
mȃhom | mahȏvoma, mahȏvama | mahȏvi |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
mȃh | mahȏva | mahȏvi |
- in singular also
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent | |||
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nom. sing. | mȃh | ||
gen. sing. | mȃha | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
mȃh | – | – |
genitive rodȋlnik |
mȃha | – | – |
dative dajȃlnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | – | – |
accusative tožȋlnik |
mȃh | – | – |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | – | – |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
mȃhom | – | – |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
mȃh | – | – |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maxъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mȁh or mȃh m inan
- gerund of máhniti
- (obsolete) growth, development[→SSKJ]
- (archaic) time (an instance or occurrence)
- (obsolete) moment, instant
Declension edit
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent | |||
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nom. sing. | mȁh | ||
gen. sing. | máha | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
mȁh | máha | máhi |
genitive rodȋlnik |
máha | māhov | māhov |
dative dajȃlnik |
máhu, máhi | máhoma, máhama | máhom, máham |
accusative tožȋlnik |
mȁh | máha | máhe |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
máhu, máhi | māhih, māhah | māhih, māhah |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
máhom | máhoma, máhama | māhi |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
mȁh | mȃha | mȃhi |
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent | |||
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nom. sing. | mȃh | ||
gen. sing. | mȃha | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
mȃh | mȃha | mȃhi |
genitive rodȋlnik |
mȃha | mȃhov | mȃhov |
dative dajȃlnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | mȃhoma, mȃhama | mȃhom, mȃham |
accusative tožȋlnik |
mȃh | mȃha | mȃhe |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | mȃhih, mȃhah | mȃhih, mȃhah |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
mȃhom | mȃhoma, mȃhama | mȃhi |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
mȃh | mȃha | mȃhi |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mȃh m inan
Declension edit
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent | |||
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nom. sing. | mȃh | ||
gen. sing. | mȃha | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
mȃh | mȃha | mȃhi |
genitive rodȋlnik |
mȃha | mȃhov | mȃhov |
dative dajȃlnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | mȃhoma, mȃhama | mȃhom, mȃham |
accusative tožȋlnik |
mȃh | mȃha | mȃhe |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | mȃhih, mȃhah | mȃhih, mȃhah |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
mȃhom | mȃhoma, mȃhama | mȃhi |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
mȃh | mȃha | mȃhi |
Etymology 4 edit
Might be from German gemach (“slowly, easy”), from Old High German gimah (“calm, comfortable”). Compare with more common version gmȃh.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mȃh m inan
Declension edit
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent (singularia tantum) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | mȃh | ||
gen. sing. | mȃha | ||
singular | |||
nominative imenovȃlnik |
mȃh | ||
genitive rodȋlnik |
mȃha | ||
dative dajȃlnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | ||
accusative tožȋlnik |
mȃh | ||
locative mẹ̑stnik |
mȃhu, mȃhi | ||
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
mȃhom | ||
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
mȃh |
Interjection edit
mȃh
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “mah”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “mah”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Sumerian edit
Romanization edit
mah
- Romanization of 𒈤 (maḫ)
Unami edit
Particle edit
mah
- past tense marker
- Lòkëwe mah utènink nta.
- Yesterday, I went to town.
References edit
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mah”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project