About the word "Ma"

The Cypriot word "Ma" translates to "At the start of a sentence, actually" in English, and to "Cümleye veya soruya başlangıç sözü, bu arada, aslında" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "Στην αρχή πρότασης, στην πραγματικότητα". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.