ma
/ma/
1. here is, here, look — Draws attention to someone or something close at hand.
- ma bu adam — here is this man
- ma seni alğan kitabıŋ! — here is the book you took!
- ma qoyannı ayaq ızları — here are the hare's footprints
- ma qara — here, look
- ma bizge kerek bolğan zat — here is the thing we need
- ma alaydı iş — here is how matters stand
2. take it, here you are, there you go — Said when handing something over to someone. The plural or polite form is mağız.
- ma, al kitabıŋı — here, take your book
- ma, aşa — here, eat
- ma, kiy — here, put it on
- ma, kesiŋi bolsun — here, let it be yours
- mağız alığız — here you are, take it
- ma senŋe açha, keregini al — here is money for you, buy what you need
- ma, bu hatnı ataŋa ber — here, give this letter to your father
3. right, just, exactly — Strengthens a pronoun or adverb that follows it.
- ma bılay — exactly like this
- ma bılayda — right here
- ma bılayda saqla meni — wait for me right here
- ol ma busağat kellikdi — he will come right now
- işni ma bılay eterge kerekdi — the work has to be done exactly like this
4. oh!, ah! — Marks surprise at something unexpected.
- ma, qaydan çıqdıŋ? — oh, where did you come from?
- ma, sen da mındamısa? — oh, are you here too?
- ma senŋe! — well, how about that!
- ma, başıbızğa qıyınlıq! — oh, trouble has come upon our heads!
5. there, over there, there is — Points to something at a distance rather than close at hand.
- ma ol — that one over there
- ma anda — over there
- ma ol üy — that house over there
- ma anda bir üy köreme — I see a house over there
- ma ol tawla bek miyikdile — those mountains over there are very high
- honşubuz ma ol üyde jaşaydı — our neighbor lives in that house over there
6. there, at last, finally — Announces that something awaited has finally happened.
- ma, Ahmat da keldi! — there, Ahmat has come at last!
- ma üyge da jetdik! — there, we have reached home at last!
- ma, qonaqla da keldile! — there, the guests have arrived at last!
- ma, işibizni da boşadıq! — there, we have finished our work at last!
- ma, kün da açıldı! — there, the weather has cleared up at last!
- ma endi barın da aŋıladım — there, now I have understood it all at last
7. indeed, surely — Adds force to the word that follows.
- ma körürse — you will see indeed
- ma körürse, ol sözün tutarıqdı — you will see indeed, he will keep his word
- ma men da barlıqma — indeed I too will go
Expressions
- ma maŋa, ma saŋa dep — first-rate, splendid
- ma men, ma sen — face to face; we both witness
- ma-a deyse — wow!