ammā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- अम्मा (Devanagari 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
ammā f
- mother
- Jāto kaṇho pabyāhāsi – ‘dhovatha maṃ, amma, nahāpetha maṃ amma, imasmā maṃ asucismā parimocetha, atthāya vo bhavissāmī’ti.
- And no sooner was it born than the little black thing said, “Wash me, mother. Bathe me, mother. Set me free, mother, of this dirt. So shall I be of use to you.”
Declension
Declension table of "ammā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ammā | ammāyo or ammā |
| Accusative (second) | ammaṃ | ammāyo or ammā |
| Instrumental (third) | ammāya | ammāhi or ammābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ammāya | ammānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ammāya | ammāhi or ammābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ammāya | ammānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ammāya or ammāyaṃ | ammāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | amma or ammā | ammāyo or ammā |
Synonyms
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ammā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead