ma

adverb. interrogative particle

Derivations

• √MA “interrogative base, interrogative base; [ᴱ√] root of indef[inite]”

Element in

• Q. ma caruvalwë ohta “shall we make war” ✧ PE22/161
• ᴺQ. malumë “when”
• Q. man “who, who; [ᴹQ.] what” ✧ PE17/068
• Q. mana “what, what; [ᴹQ.] who”
• Q. manen “how”
• ᴺQ. manotë “how many, (lit.) what number”
• ᴺQ. mava “whose”
• Q. ma Varda enquantuva i yulma nin sí “will Varda now refill the cup for me?” ✧ PE22/161
• ᴺQ. malumë “sometimes, at times”
• ᴺQ. quima “whether”
• Q. roccor i Erulingaron márë nár (ma naitë)? “the horses of the Rohirrim are good (are they not, lit. is it true)” ✧ PE22/166

Variations

• ma- ✧ PE17/068
• ma ✧ PE22/160; PE22/161; PE22/166; PM/357
• Ma ✧ PE22/161