अम्मा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- अम्माँ (ammā̃)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā), 𑀅𑀁𑀩𑀸 (aṃbā), from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā́). Doublet of अंबा (ambā), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əm.mɑː/, [ɐ̃m.mäː]
Noun
अम्मा • (ammā) f (Urdu spelling اما)
Declension
| 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 scripts
- 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
- Devanagari script form of ammā (“mummy”)
Declension
Declension table of "अम्मा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |