Gujarati edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Gujarati आम (āma), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe), from Sanskrit अस्मान् (asmān), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asmá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *asmá, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé (us), accusative plural of *éǵh₂. Compare Assamese আমি (ami), Hindi हम (ham), Konkani आमि (āmi), Marathi आम्ही (āmhī), Punjabi ਅਸੀਂ (asī̃), Romani ame, amen.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

અમે (ame)

  1. we; first person nominative plural exclusive
  2. we; first person ergative plural exclusive

See also edit

References edit

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