Mai

Dothraki

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Etymology

From Proto-Plains *mai (“mother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmai/

Rhymes: -ai

Noun

mai (animate, plural maisi)

1. mother, mom

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mai	maisi
Accusative	mayes
Genitive	maisi
Allative	maisaan	maisea
Ablative	maisoon	maisoa

Translations

ExpandSense: female parent (mother) ^[‌edit‌]

• Astapori Valyrian: mysa
• Dothraki: mai
• Engála: ada, osáda (honorific)
• Hen Linge: meir
• High Valyrian: muña
• Inha: moa
• Irathient: zmewe (Irathient), hamewi (non-Irathient), mumu (informal)
• Kinuk'aaz: ham
• Meereenese Valyrian: misha
• Méníshè: máà
• Munja'kin: vuvu
• Övüsi: naame
• Ravkan: madra, madraya (honorific)
• Roozh Linge: maier
• Sangheili: bojo
• Shiväisith: niämi
• Shu: aamaa
• Sondiv: en
• Trigedasleng: nomon
• Ts'íts'àsh: àshká, shá (informal)
• Veda: um
• Vōv: muh

Irathient

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-mai/

Rhymes: -ai

Orthographic Form

mai

Adjective

-mai

1. (usually prenominal) close, nearby

Inflection

ExpandInflection of -mai Singular Plural Class I zumai zumaizǝ Class II hamai hamaihǝ Class III timai timaitǝ Class IV kamai kamaikǝ Class V dimai dimaidǝ Class VI gemai gemaigǝ Class VII tumai tumaiwǝ Class VIII kemai kemaikǝ Class IX rimai rimairǝ Class X samai samaisǝ Class XI/XVI/XVIII numai numainǝ Class XII themai themaithǝ Class XIII nimai nimainyǝ Class XIV shemai shemaishǝ Class XV/XVII hamai hamaihǝ

Adverb

mai

1. nearby
2. almost, just, right, soon

Preposition

mai

1. close to, near, beside, next to

Derived Terms

• maimai