መ (ma)
The Ge'ez letter መ is called ማይ (māy). It represents a “voiced bilabial nasal”, which is the sound of m in the English words mother, mark, and meet.
Its shape መ is derived from the epigraphic character: 𐩣. It correlates to the Arabic letter م, the Syriac letter ܡ, and the Hebrew letter מ.
Ge’ez words starting with መ include ሞግስ (mogəs) “grace”, መምህር (mamhər) “teacher”, and ምሕረት (məḥrat) “mercy”.
