ما

मा mā[contrac. of mā`ī= Prk. माइआ=S. मातृ का], s.f. A mother;—an epithet of Lakshmī;—a term of respectful compellation to an elderly woman:—mā-bāp, s.m. Mother and father, parents:—mā-bahan, s.f. Mother and sister:—mā-bahan karnā, To abuse (one's) mother and sister:—mā-jāyā, adj. & s.m. (f. -jā`ī), Born of the same mother;—full brother, own brother:—mā-jā`ī, s.f. Own sister:—mā-kādūdh, s.m. Mother's milk;—adj. As mother's milk, lawful, etc.:—mā-ke peṭ-se le-kar nikalnā, To be born with:—bin mā-bāp-kā, adj. & s.m. (fem. -kī), Orphan;—an orphan:—bin mā-kābaććā, s.m. A motherless child.