مع

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎎𐎓 (mʿ).

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʕa/

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مَعَ • (maʕa)

1. with, together with, accompanied by, in the company of

   Synonym: وَ‎ (wa)

   Antonyms: بِدُونِ‎ (bidūni), بِلَا‎ (bilā)

2. in the estimation of, in the eyes of, in the opinion of
3. in spite of, despite

   Synonym: بَيْدَ‎ (bayda)

4. toward, in relation to
5. pro, for, advocate of, supporting
6. have

   Synonyms: لَدَا‎ (ladā), لَدَى‎ (ladā), لَدُنْ‎ (ladun), عِنْدَ‎ (ʕinda), لِ‎ (li)

مَعَ • (maʕa) is used to mean "to have" when the object possessed is small and on the possessor's person. The possessor is expressed as the object of the preposition.

• مَعًا‎ (maʕan, “together”)

• Gulf Arabic: مع‎ (maʕa)
• Hijazi Arabic: مع‎ (maʕ)
• Maltese: ma'
• Moroccan Arabic: مع‎ (mʕa)
• Tunisian Arabic: مع‎ (mʕa)

From Arabic مَعَ‎ (maʕa).

• IPA^(key): /məʕə/

مع • (maʕa)

1. with, together with, in the company of

   Synonym: ويا‎ (wiya)

   1. (by extension) to have

   Synonym: عند‎ (ʕind)

2. pro-, for, advocate of, supporting

   Antonym: ضد‎ (ð̣id)

   Synonym: ويا‎ (wiya)

Unlike other prepositions, مع‎ (maʕa) can be used with the verb negation particle ما‎ (mā) (as well as the regular preposition negation particle مو‎ (mū)), especially in its inflected forms.

From Arabic مَعَ‎ (maʕa).

• IPA^(key): /maʕ/, /maʕa/

مع • (maʿ)

1. with, together with, in the company of

   ‏حروح معاك‎

   ḥarūḥ maʿāk

   I will go with you

2. in spite of, despite
3. toward, in relation to
4. pro, for, advocate of, supporting

From Arabic مَعَ‎ (maʕa).

• IPA^(key): /mʕa/

مع • (mʕa)

1. as (at the same instant that)

   ‏مع جيت، مشى ينعس.‎‎

   mʕa jīt, mša yinʕas

   As I came, he went to sleep.

مع • (mʕa)

1. with, together with, in the company of

   ‏ماش نخرج معاه.‎‎

   māš nuḵruj mʕāh

   I will go out with him.

2. pro, for, advocate of, supporting

   ‏آنا مع البارصا فهاد الدوري.‎‎

   ʔāna mʕa l-bārṣa f-hād ed-dawri

   I am supporting FC Barcelona in this tournament.

From Arabic مَعَ‎ (maʕa).

• IPA^(key): /maʕ/, [maʕ]

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مع • (maʕ)

1. with, together with, in the company of
2. (by extension) to have

   Synonyms: عند‎ (ʕind), إلـ‎ (ʔil-)

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(variant B):

From Arabic مَعَ‎ (maʕa).

• IPA^(key): /mʕa/

مع (mʕa)

1. with, together with, in the company of

   ‏تحبشي تجي معايا؟‎‎

   tḥibbši tji mʕāya?

   Would you like to come with me?