مـ

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠ma⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁.

Prefix

مـ • (ma-)

1. (archaic or poetic) forms negative imperatives

   مکن ― makon ― don't do it

See also

• نـ (na-)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu], [mi]

Readings
Dari reading?	mu, mi

• (Mashhad) IPA^(key): [me], [mo]

Prefix

مـ • (me-, mo-)

1. (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of می, representing Mashhad and Hazaragi Persian.

   او جرأت نِمِکِرد. کی جرأت مِکِرد؟ (colloquial, Mashhad)

   u jor'at nemekerd. ki jor'at mekerd?

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   چِی مُخرِی (colloquial, Hazaragi)

   čī muxrī?

   what are you eating