AzerbaijaniEdit

Etymology 1Edit

SuffixEdit

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
-ma -mə

-ma

  1. Form of -mə after the vowels A / I / O / U.

Etymology 2Edit

SuffixEdit

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
-ma -mə

-ma

  1. Form of -mə after the vowels A / I / O / U.

BambaraEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. particle indicating a link between two people

Derived termsEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. particle creating adjectives from common nouns

Derived termsEdit

ChoctawEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. (demonstrative) that, those

See alsoEdit

  • -pa (this)

DutchEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. occurring in Dutch surnames of Frisian origin, ma is probably a shortened form of the old Frisian genitive plural -monna, 'the men's'. After this suffix had fallen into disuse in the Frisian language, it came to be considered as a suffix to form family names.

EstonianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Finnic *-ma. Cognate with Finnish -ma.

SuffixEdit

-ma (da-infinitive -ta)

  1. Forms verbs from nouns.
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Finnic *-ma. Cognate with Finnish -ma.

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. The suffix of the ma-infinitive, which is the lemma form of a verb.

FinnishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Finnic *-ma, from Proto-Uralic *-ma (compare Erzya -ма (-ma), -мо (-mo) in эрямо (eŕamo, life), кулома (kuloma, death)).

SuffixEdit

-ma (front vowel harmony variant -mä)

  1. Forms action/result nouns from verbs.
    elää (to live) + ‎-ma → ‎elämä (life)
    kuolla (to die) + ‎-ma → ‎kuolema (death)
    osua (to hit) + ‎-ma → ‎osuma (hit)
    sattua (to take place) + ‎-ma → ‎sattuma (chance)
    tapahtua (to happen) + ‎-ma → ‎tapahtuma (event)
  2. (unproductive) Forms some diminutive nouns.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of -ma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative -ma -mat
genitive -man -mien
partitive -maa -mia
illative -maan -miin
singular plural
nominative -ma -mat
accusative nom. -ma -mat
gen. -man
genitive -man -mien
-mainrare
partitive -maa -mia
inessive -massa -missa
elative -masta -mista
illative -maan -miin
adessive -malla -milla
ablative -malta -milta
allative -malle -mille
essive -mana -mina
translative -maksi -miksi
instructive -min
abessive -matta -mitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of -ma (type koira)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -mani -mani
accusative nom. -mani -mani
gen. -mani
genitive -mani -mieni
-mainirare
partitive -maani -miani
inessive -massani -missani
elative -mastani -mistani
illative -maani -miini
adessive -mallani -millani
ablative -maltani -miltani
allative -malleni -milleni
essive -manani -minani
translative -makseni -mikseni
instructive
abessive -mattani -mittani
comitative -mineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -masi -masi
accusative nom. -masi -masi
gen. -masi
genitive -masi -miesi
-maisirare
partitive -maasi -miasi
inessive -massasi -missasi
elative -mastasi -mistasi
illative -maasi -miisi
adessive -mallasi -millasi
ablative -maltasi -miltasi
allative -mallesi -millesi
essive -manasi -minasi
translative -maksesi -miksesi
instructive
abessive -mattasi -mittasi
comitative -minesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -mamme -mamme
accusative nom. -mamme -mamme
gen. -mamme
genitive -mamme -miemme
-maimmerare
partitive -maamme -miamme
inessive -massamme -missamme
elative -mastamme -mistamme
illative -maamme -miimme
adessive -mallamme -millamme
ablative -maltamme -miltamme
allative -mallemme -millemme
essive -manamme -minamme
translative -maksemme -miksemme
instructive
abessive -mattamme -mittamme
comitative -minemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -manne -manne
accusative nom. -manne -manne
gen. -manne
genitive -manne -mienne
-mainnerare
partitive -maanne -mianne
inessive -massanne -missanne
elative -mastanne -mistanne
illative -maanne -miinne
adessive -mallanne -millanne
ablative -maltanne -miltanne
allative -mallenne -millenne
essive -mananne -minanne
translative -maksenne -miksenne
instructive
abessive -mattanne -mittanne
comitative -minenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -mansa -mansa
accusative nom. -mansa -mansa
gen. -mansa
genitive -mansa -miensa
-mainsarare
partitive -maansa -miaan
-miansa
inessive -massaan
-massansa
-missaan
-missansa
elative -mastaan
-mastansa
-mistaan
-mistansa
illative -maansa -miinsa
adessive -mallaan
-mallansa
-millaan
-millansa
ablative -maltaan
-maltansa
-miltaan
-miltansa
allative -malleen
-mallensa
-milleen
-millensa
essive -manaan
-manansa
-minaan
-minansa
translative -makseen
-maksensa
-mikseen
-miksensa
instructive
abessive -mattaan
-mattansa
-mittaan
-mittansa
comitative -mineen
-minensa
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Finnic *-ma, from Proto-Uralic *-ma.

SuffixEdit

-ma (front vowel harmony variant -mä)

  1. The suffix of the agent participle.
    ajaa (to drive) + ‎-ma → ‎ajama (driven by)
    miehen ajama autocar driven by the man
  2. The third infinitive suffix; not used on its own, and always receives one of a number of case endings.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of -ma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative -ma -mat
genitive -man -mien
partitive -maa -mia
illative -maan -miin
singular plural
nominative -ma -mat
accusative nom. -ma -mat
gen. -man
genitive -man -mien
-mainrare
partitive -maa -mia
inessive -massa -missa
elative -masta -mista
illative -maan -miin
adessive -malla -milla
ablative -malta -milta
allative -malle -mille
essive -mana -mina
translative -maksi -miksi
instructive -min
abessive -matta -mitta
comitative -mine
Possessive forms of -ma (type koira)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -mani -mani
accusative nom. -mani -mani
gen. -mani
genitive -mani -mieni
-mainirare
partitive -maani -miani
inessive -massani -missani
elative -mastani -mistani
illative -maani -miini
adessive -mallani -millani
ablative -maltani -miltani
allative -malleni -milleni
essive -manani -minani
translative -makseni -mikseni
instructive
abessive -mattani -mittani
comitative -mineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -masi -masi
accusative nom. -masi -masi
gen. -masi
genitive -masi -miesi
-maisirare
partitive -maasi -miasi
inessive -massasi -missasi
elative -mastasi -mistasi
illative -maasi -miisi
adessive -mallasi -millasi
ablative -maltasi -miltasi
allative -mallesi -millesi
essive -manasi -minasi
translative -maksesi -miksesi
instructive
abessive -mattasi -mittasi
comitative -minesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -mamme -mamme
accusative nom. -mamme -mamme
gen. -mamme
genitive -mamme -miemme
-maimmerare
partitive -maamme -miamme
inessive -massamme -missamme
elative -mastamme -mistamme
illative -maamme -miimme
adessive -mallamme -millamme
ablative -maltamme -miltamme
allative -mallemme -millemme
essive -manamme -minamme
translative -maksemme -miksemme
instructive
abessive -mattamme -mittamme
comitative -minemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -manne -manne
accusative nom. -manne -manne
gen. -manne
genitive -manne -mienne
-mainnerare
partitive -maanne -mianne
inessive -massanne -missanne
elative -mastanne -mistanne
illative -maanne -miinne
adessive -mallanne -millanne
ablative -maltanne -miltanne
allative -mallenne -millenne
essive -mananne -minanne
translative -maksenne -miksenne
instructive
abessive -mattanne -mittanne
comitative -minenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -mansa -mansa
accusative nom. -mansa -mansa
gen. -mansa
genitive -mansa -miensa
-mainsarare
partitive -maansa -miaan
-miansa
inessive -massaan
-massansa
-missaan
-missansa
elative -mastaan
-mastansa
-mistaan
-mistansa
illative -maansa -miinsa
adessive -mallaan
-mallansa
-millaan
-millansa
ablative -maltaan
-maltansa
-miltaan
-miltansa
allative -malleen
-mallensa
-milleen
-millensa
essive -manaan
-manansa
-minaan
-minansa
translative -makseen
-maksensa
-mikseen
-miksensa
instructive
abessive -mattaan
-mattansa
-mittaan
-mittansa
comitative -mineen
-minensa
Derived termsEdit

GaroEdit

EtymologyEdit

Might be somewhat related to Chinese . This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. Final particle which turns the sentence into a polar question.

HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.. The neologists formed new words with it after artificially deducing it from words ending in -ma/-me. [1]

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. (noun suffix, rare) Added to a word to form a noun.
    játszik (to play)játszma (game, match)

Usage notesEdit

  • (noun suffix) No longer productive. Harmonic variants:
    -ma is added to back vowel words
    -me is added to front vowel words

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative -ma -mák
accusative -mát -mákat
dative -mának -máknak
instrumental -mával -mákkal
causal-final -máért -mákért
translative -mává -mákká
terminative -máig -mákig
essive-formal -maként -mákként
essive-modal -mául -mákul
inessive -mában -mákban
superessive -mán -mákon
adessive -mánál -máknál
illative -mába -mákba
sublative -mára -mákra
allative -mához -mákhoz
elative -mából -mákból
delative -máról -mákról
ablative -mától -máktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-máé -máké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-máéi -mákéi
Possessive forms of -ma
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -mám -máim
2nd person sing. -mád -máid
3rd person sing. -mája -mái
1st person plural -mánk -máink
2nd person plural -mátok -máitok
3rd person plural -májuk -máik

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ -ma in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

KamberaEdit

PronounEdit

-ma

  1. first person plural exclusive genitive enclitic

See alsoEdit

LaboyaEdit

PronounEdit

-ma

  1. first person plural exclusive subject enclitic
  2. first person plural exclusive possessive enclitic

See alsoEdit

LatvianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. Added to adjectives (sometimes to nouns) to form abstract nouns, especially those referring to the state or property that corresponds to the original adjective (like, e.g., Eng. -ity).

Derived termsEdit

MaquiritariEdit

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. Forms transitive verbs from nouns and adverbs, with no single clear meaning common to these derivations.

Usage notesEdit

Derivations with this suffix are often not transparent, with various changes being found in the stem. Quite likely such derivations are old and this suffix has long since stopped being productive.

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “-ma”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 148

Murui HuitotoEdit

PronunciationEdit

ClassifierEdit

-ma

  1. Classifier for masculine animate nouns.

Coordinate termsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 170
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 207

PaliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. masculine/neuter vocative singular of -mant

TurkishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Ottoman Turkish ـما(-ma).

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. Form of -me (negates verbs) after the vowels A / I / O / U.
    Artık senin için ağlamayacağım.
    I won't weep for you any more.

Etymology 2Edit

From Ottoman Turkish ـمه(-ma).

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. Form of -me (forms verbal nouns) after the vowels A / I / O / U.
    Unutulmayı hiç sevmem.
    I really don't like to be forgotten.

WarlpiriEdit

SuffixEdit

-ma

  1. causative suffix; to cause to do (the resulting verb is a ni-class verb)