15 of the best Amharic words that start with “ማ” (Ma)

In this post, we’ll learn 15 of the best Amharic words that start with “ማ” (Ma), along with their transliterations, English meanings, and example sentences:

በ”ማ” የሚጀምሩ ጠቃሚ አማርኛ ቃላት! (Useful Amharic Words Starting with “Ma”!)

1. ማኅበራዊ (Mahberewi) – Social

• የማኅበራዊ ሚዲያ አጠቃቀምን መቆጣጠር ያስፈልጋል። (Yemahiberewi midiya ateqaqemn meqoteTeR yasfelgal.) – It is necessary to control social media usage.

2. ማየት (Mayet) – To see, to watch

• ፊልም ማየት አልወድም። (Film mayet alwedm.) – I don’t enjoy watching movies.

3. ማጠናቀቅ (Matenaqeq) – To complete

• ሥራውን ቶሎ ማጠናቀቅ አለብን። (Srawn tolo matenaqeq aleben.) – We need to finish the work quickly.

4. ማግኘት (Magnyet) – To get, to find

• መልሱን ማግኘት ከበደኝ። (Melsun magnyet kebedegn.) – It was difficult for me to find the answer.

5. ማብሰል (Mabsel) – To cook

• ምግብ ማብሰል እችልበታለሁ። (Mgb mabsel echilbetalehu.) – I can cook food.

6. ማር (Mar) – Honey

• ሻዩን በማር ጠጣው። (Shayun bemar TeTaw.) – Drink the tea with honey.

7. ማታ (Mata) – Evening, tonight

• ዛሬ ማታ ምን እናደርጋለን? (Zare mata mn enadergalen?) – What are we doing tonight?

8. ማዳበሪያ (Madaberiya) – Fertilizer

• ለእርሻው ማዳበሪያ ያስፈልጋል። (Le’irshaw madaberiya yasfelgal.) – The farm needs fertilizer.

9. ማዕድን (Ma’edn) – Mineral, ore

• አገራችን ብዙ የማዕድን ሀብት አላት። (Agerachin bizu yema’edn habt alat.) – Our country has a lot of mineral resources.

10. ማዕቀብ (Maeqeb) sanction

• የአሜሪካው ፕሬዝዳንት ዶናልድ ትራምፕ በዓለም አቀፉ የጦር ወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት ላይ ማዕቀብ ጥለዋል። (YeAmericaw president Donald Trump bealem aqef yetor wenjelegnoch frd biet lay maeqeb tlewal.) US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
• ትራምፕ ለምንድን ነው እስራኤል ላይ ማዕቀብ የማይጥሉት? (Trump lemndn new Israel lay maeqeb yemayTlut?) Why doesn’t Trump impose sanctions on Israel?

11. ማውራት (Mawrat) – To speak, to talk

• ስለ ጉዳዩ ማውራት አለብን። (Sle gudayu mawrat alebn.) – We need to talk about the matter.

12. ማረፍ (Maref) – To rest

• ከስራ በኋላ ማረፍ ጥሩ ነው። (Kesra behuala maref tru new.) – It’s good to rest after work.

13. ማስታወሻ (Mastawesha) – Note, reminder

• አስፈላጊ ነጥቦችን በማስታወሻዬ ላይ ጻፍኩ። (Asfelagi neTbochin bemastaweshaye lay Tsafku.) – I wrote the important points in my note.

14. ማስረጃ (Masreja) – Evidence, proof

• ለክሱ ማስረጃ አቅርቧል። (Leksu masreja aqrbual.) – He presented evidence for the lawsuit.

15. ማዕበል (Ma’ebal) – Storm, wave

• ኃይለኛ ማዕበል ከተማዋን መታት። (Haylegna ma’ebal ketemawan metat.) – A strong storm hit the city.