mayay

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (to be wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Egyptian mw, Aasax maʔa, also Dahalo maʔa; Hebrew מים (máyim),
Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.

Noun

mayay f

1. heavy rain
2. dawn rain
3. downpour

References

• Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “mayay”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎^[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 615

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee mayáawii (“true, real”).

Particle

mayay

1. certainly, really

   Mayay ta wëlamëwe.

   He really told the truth.

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mayay”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project