مع
See also: مغ
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎎𐎓 (mʿ). Compare Hebrew עם (ím / ʕím).
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
مَعَ • (maʕa)
- with, together with, accompanied by, in the company of
- in the estimation of, in the eyes of, in the opinion of
- in spite of, despite, even with
- Synonym: بَيْدَ (bayda)
- مَعَ البَرْدْ، ذَهَبْتُ
- maʕa l-bard, ḏahabtu
- Even with the cold, I [still] went
- toward, in relation to
- pro, for, advocate of, supporting
- have
Usage notes edit
مَعَ • (maʕa) is used to mean "to have" when the object possessed is small and on the possessor's person. The possessor is expressed as the object of the preposition.
Inflection edit
Inflected forms | |||||
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Base form | مَعَ (maʕa) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | مَعِي (maʕī) | مَعَنَا (maʕanā) | |||
Second person | مَعَكَ (maʕaka) | مَعَكِ (maʕaki) | مَعَكُمَا (maʕakumā) | مَعَكُمْ (maʕakum) | مَعَكُنَّ (maʕakunna) |
Third person | مَعَهُ (maʕahu) | مَعَهَا (maʕahā) | مَعَهُمَا (maʕahumā) | مَعَهُمْ (maʕahum) | مَعَهُنَّ (maʕahunna) |
Derived terms edit
- مَعًا (maʕan, “together”)
Descendants edit
Gulf Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
مع • (maʕa)
- with, together with, in the company of
- Synonym: ويا (wiya)
- (by extension) to have
- Synonym: عند (ʕind)
- pro-, for, advocate of, supporting
Usage notes edit
Unlike other prepositions, مع (maʕa) can be used with the verb negation particle ما (mā) (as well as the regular preposition negation particle مو (mū)), especially in its inflected forms.
Inflection edit
Inflected forms of مع | |||||
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Base form | مع (maʕa) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | معاي (maʕāy) | معانا (maʕāna) | |||
2nd person | معاك (maʕāk) | معاچ (maʕāč) | معاكم (maʕākum) | ||
3rd person | معاه (maʕā) | معاها (maʕāha) | معاهم (maʕāhum) |
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
مع • (maʕ)
- with, together with, in the company of
- حروح معاك
- ḥarūḥ maʕāk
- I will go with you
- in spite of, despite
- toward, in relation to
- pro, for, advocate of, supporting
Inflection edit
Inflected forms of مع | |||||
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Base form | مع (maʕ) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | معاي (maʕāya) | معانا (maʕāna) | |||
2nd person | معاك (maʕāk) | معاكي (maʕāki) | معاكم (maʕākum) | ||
3rd person | معاه (maʕā) | معاها (maʕāha) | معاهم (maʕāhum) |
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
مع • (mʕa)
- as (at the same instant that)
- مع جيت، مشى ينعس.
- mʕa jīt, mša yinʕas
- As I came, he went to sleep.
Preposition edit
مع • (mʕa)
- with, together with, in the company of
- ماش نخرج معاه.
- māš nuḵruj mʕāh
- I will go out with him.
- pro, for, advocate of, supporting
- آنا مع البارصا فهاد الدوري.
- ʔāna mʕa l-bārṣa f-hād ed-dawri
- I am supporting FC Barcelona in this tournament.
Inflection edit
Inflected forms of مع | |||||
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Base form | مع (mʕa) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | معاي (mʕāy, mʕāya) | معانا (mʕāna) | |||
2nd person | معاك (mʕāk) | معاكي (mʕāki) | معاكم (mʕākum) | ||
3rd person | معاه (mʕāh) | معاها (mʕāha) | معاهم (mʕāhum) |
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
مع • (maʕ)
Inflection edit
(variant A):
Inflected forms of مع | |||||
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Base form | مع (maʕ) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | معي (maʕi) | معنا (maʕna) | |||
2nd person | معك (maʕak) | معك (maʕek) | معكم (maʕkom) | ||
3rd person | معه (maʕo) | معها (maʕha) | معهم (maʕhom) |
(variant B):
Inflected forms of مع | |||||
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Base form | معا (maʕa) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | معاي (maʕāy) | معانا (maʕāna) | |||
2nd person | معاك (maʕāk) | معاك (maʕāki) | معاكم (maʕākom) | ||
3rd person | معاه (maʕā) | معاها (maʕāha) | معاهم (maʕāhom) |
Tunisian Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
مع (mʕa)
- with, together with, in the company of
- تحبشي تجي معايا؟
- tḥibbši tji mʕāya?
- Would you like to come with me?
Inflection edit
inflected forms of مع | |||||
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Base form | مع (mʕa) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | معايا (mʕāya) | معانا (mʕāna) | |||
2nd person | معاك (mʕāk) | معاكم (mʕākum) | |||
3rd person | معاه (mʕāh) | معاها (mʕāha) | معاهم (mʕāhum) |
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَعَ (maʕa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə(ʔ)/
Preposition edit
مَع • (ma') (Hindi spelling मअ) (literary)
Further reading edit
- “مع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “مع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مع”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.