ama-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ama"
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix edit
ama-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
ama-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix edit
ama-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
ama-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
Xhosa edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix edit
ama-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
ama-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
Zulu edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix edit
áma-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2 edit
From a- (“relative”) + ma- (“class 6 basic noun prefix”).
Prefix edit
ā́má-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ama-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ama-”