mămă (02_Particles in Asaxi)
mămă
Pronunciation
IPA: /maɪmaɪ/
Lexical Classification
Category: Particle Sub-category: Quantifier (Totalizing)
Meanings & Translations
English: all, every, every single one, the complete set Polish: wszystko, każdy, każdy jeden, cały zbiór
Definition
An intensive quantifier used to denote every individual item within a specific subset or frame of reference without exception. It functions as the semantic antonym to fůmă (none) and provides more emphasis on the individual components of a group than the base particle mă.
Etymology
A reduplicative form of the quantifier mă (every), used to signal totality and exhaustive inclusion.
Examples
Mămă apo gapo xiŕa. Every apple is red.