μα
Greek
editPronunciation 1
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Byzantine Greek μά (má), from Old Italian ma, from Latin magis.
Conjunction
editμα • (ma)
- but
- Θέλω να βγω απόψε μα δεν μπορώ.
- Thélo na vgo apópse ma den boró.
- I want to go out tonight, but I can't.
Synonyms
editPronunciation 2
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Ancient Greek μά (má).
Particle
editμα • (ma)
- (oath particle) by
- Μα το Θεό! ― Ma to Theó! ― By God!
- Μα την αλήθεια! ― Ma tin alítheia! ― Honestly! (literally, “By the truth!”)
Further reading
edit- “μα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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