amai

See also: amaí

Basque

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /amai̯/ [a.mai̯]
  • Rhymes: -amai̯
  • Hyphenation: a‧mai

Noun

amai inan

  1. end, ending

Declension
Declension of amai (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive amai amaia amaiak
ergative amaik amaiak amaiek
dative amairi amaiari amaiei
genitive amairen amaiaren amaien
comitative amairekin amaiarekin amaiekin
causative amairengatik amaiarengatik amaiengatik
benefactive amairentzat amaiarentzat amaientzat
instrumental amaiz amaiaz amaiez
inessive amaitan amaian amaietan
locative amaitako amaiko amaietako
allative amaitara amaira amaietara
terminative amaitaraino amairaino amaietaraino
directive amaitarantz amairantz amaietarantz
destinative amaitarako amairako amaietarako
ablative amaitatik amaitik amaietatik
partitive amairik — —
prolative amaitzat — —

Further reading
  • "amai" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “amai” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Dutch

Etymology

According to the Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, the term is an evolution of the now obsolete interjections amij, amy or ammy (formed from ah and the personal pronoun mij; compare also French à moi), as an exclamation of sorrow or indignation, of sorrow, pain, aversion, pity, etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːˈmɑi̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: amai

Interjection

amai

  1. (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) Exclamation of surprise or disappointment; boy!
    Amai, wa'ne klap! ― Jee, what a punch (or thunderstroke)
    Wa'ne stoot, amai! ― What a blunder, gosh!
  2. (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) oh my, amazing
    Amai, da'ziet er goed uit! ― Oh my, that is looking good!

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

amai

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of amar

Iban

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amai/

Adjective

amai

  1. true
    Amai, aku bisi meda iya.
    It's true, I have seen him.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Minangkabau amai.

Noun

amai (first-person possessive amaiku, second-person possessive amaimu, third-person possessive amainya)

  1. mother

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • amai-amai

Italian

Verb

amai

  1. first-person singular past historic of amare

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

amai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あまい

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *amax.

Noun

amai

  1. father

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmaj/ [aˈmaɪ̯]

  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: a‧mai

Verb

amai

  1. second-person plural imperative of amar

Rade

Noun

amai

  1. an elder sister
    Antonym: ayŏng

Sicilian

Verb

amai

  1. first-person singular preterite active indicative of amari
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