Hausa

Prefix

ma-

1. agentive prefix

Pitjantjatjara

Prefix

ma-

1. away (prefixed to verbs)

Usage notes

• The hyphen is normally kept, for example, ma-pitjanyi.
• Although ma- is spelt with a short a, the vowel is actually long (maa-). The misleading spelling exists for historical reasons.

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ma-.

Prefix

ma-

1. The prefix for noun class 6 denoting liquids.
   1. Regularly forms the plurals of noun class 5.
   2. Irregularly forms the plurals of other classes, including select vocabulary in noun class 9 and noun class 14.

See also

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

Zulu

Prefix

ma- ‎(basic noun prefix)

1. Basic (augmentless) form of ama-