Maa (माँ)
Origin: Hindi
Maa is an Hindi word, it means “mother” in English, while in Hindi it’s also called as “maata/माता, /janani/जननी.”
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Maa (मा)
Origin: Arabic
Maa is an Urdu word, it means “which, what, that which, whilst, during” in English, while in Hindi it’s called as “kaun/कौन, kya/क्या, wah jo/वह जो, paryant/पर्यंत.”
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