आमा

See also: आम and आंम

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā), from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā́) cognate with Hindi अम्मा (ammā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ämä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: आमा

Noun

आमा • (āmā) f

  1. mother
  2. term of address for an elderly female

Declension

Declension of आमा
Singular Plural
nominative आमा [ämä] आमाहरू [ämä̤ːɾu]
accusative आमालाई [ämäläi] आमाहरूलाई [ämä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative आमाले [ämäle] आमाहरूले [ämä̤ːɾule]
dative आमालाई [ämäläi] आमाहरूलाई [ämä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative आमाबाट [ämäbäʈʌ] आमाहरूबाट [ämä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive आमाको [ämäko] आमाहरूको [ämä̤ːɾuko]
locative आमामा [ämämä] आमाहरूमा [ämä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Coordinate terms

Interjection

आमा • (āmā)

  1. exclamation of sudden fear.

Further reading

  • “आमा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “आमा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “आमा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
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