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mai

preposition

LanguageHausa (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. having or being characterized by
  2. doer of
  3. A prefix used to indicate that a person possesses a quality, item, or performs an action.
Examples

Mai gida yana nan.

The head of the house is here.

Part of speechpreposition

Usage noteCommonly used to turn a noun into an agent, like 'owner' or 'doer'.

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.