MA
French, preposition
MA is spelled M-A (2 letters) and appears 1,000 times per million words in written French, the 93rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). MA is a French preposition meaning “abbreviation of meilleur avant (“best before”): BB” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, ma is a different word: “feminine singular of mon”.
What does MA mean in English?
preposition
- 1
abbreviation of meilleur avant (“best before”): BB
determiner
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
symbol: 1. Symbole du préfixe myria-, signifiant 10⁴.
determiner: 1. Déterminant au féminin singulier (adjectif possessif) indiquant une relation de dépendance au locuteur je.
symbol: 1. Abréviation de mai.
symbol: 1. Code du quartier d’immatriculation de Marseille.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of MA
- mon singular masculine
- mes plural masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to MA
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is MA in French?
MA appears 1,000 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).