अम्मा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā), 𑀅𑀁𑀩𑀸 (aṃbā), from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā́). Doublet of अंबा (ambā), a tatsama.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əm.mɑː/, [ɐ̃m.mäː]

Noun

अम्मा • (ammā) f (Urdu spelling اما)

  1. mom, mother
    Synonyms: माँ (mā̃), जननी (jannī), अंबा (ambā), माता (mātā), अम्मी (ammī)
    मेरी अम्मा बहुत सुहावनी हैं।
    merī ammā bahut suhāvnī ha͠i.
    My mother is very nice.

Declension
Declension of अम्मा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct अम्मा
ammā		 अम्माएँ
ammāẽ
oblique अम्मा
ammā		 अम्माओं
ammāõ
vocative अम्मा
ammā		 अम्माओ
ammāo

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ambā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • ammā (Latin script)
  • 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • অম্মা (Bengali script)
  • අම‍්මා (Sinhalese script)
  • အမ္မာ or ဢမ္မႃ or ဢမ်မႃ (Burmese script)
  • อมฺมา or อัมมา (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨾ᩠ᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອມ຺ມາ or ອັມມາ (Lao script)
  • អម្មា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄟𑄴𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

अम्मा f

  1. Devanagari script form of ammā (“mummy”)

Declension
Declension table of "अम्मा" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)अम्मा (ammā)अम्मायो (ammāyo) or अम्मा (ammā)
Accusative (second)अम्मं (ammaṃ)अम्मायो (ammāyo) or अम्मा (ammā)
Instrumental (third)अम्माय (ammāya)अम्माहि (ammāhi) or अम्माभि (ammābhi)
Dative (fourth)अम्माय (ammāya)अम्मानं (ammānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)अम्माय (ammāya)अम्माहि (ammāhi) or अम्माभि (ammābhi)
Genitive (sixth)अम्माय (ammāya)अम्मानं (ammānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)अम्माय (ammāya) or अम्मायं (ammāyaṃ)अम्मासु (ammāsu)
Vocative (calling)अम्म (amma) or अम्मा (ammā)अम्मायो (ammāyo) or अम्मा (ammā)
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