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māʾ מָא ‘what’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: corresponding to מָה ‘what?’
Roots: מה מה מ מ מה

māʾ int
1) what, whatever
 1a) what?
 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever
 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes)

Mentioned in 1 Kings 22:21 Ezra 6:8

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