ماما
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom baby talk.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editمَامَا • (māmā) f
- (childish, familiar) mum, mummy, mama
- تُحَضِّرُ مَامَا أَفْضَلَ كَعْكَةٍ بِٱلشُّوكُولَاتَةِ.
- tuḥaḍḍiru māmā ʔafḍala kaʕkatin bi-š-šukulātati.
- Mom prepares the best chocolate cake.
Declension
editsingular | singular invariable | ||
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indefinite | definite | construct | |
informal | مَامَا māmā |
الْمَامَا al-māmā |
مَامَا māmā |
nominative | مَامَا māmā |
الْمَامَا al-māmā |
مَامَا māmā |
accusative | مَامَا māmā |
الْمَامَا al-māmā |
مَامَا māmā |
genitive | مَامَا māmā |
الْمَامَا al-māmā |
مَامَا māmā |
See also
editBaluchi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Urdu مَامَا (māmā), ultimately Derived from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
Noun
editماما • (mámá)
- maternal uncle (some dialects)
See also
editBrahui
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
Noun
editمَامَا (māmā)
Hijazi Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom baby talk.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editماما • (māma) f
Pashto
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Urdu مَامَا (māmā), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editماما • (mâmâ) m
Declension
editPersian
editEtymology 1
editAn Indo-Aryan borrowing, ultimately from Sanskrit माम (māma), itself from Proto-Dravidian *māma. Akin to Pashto, Baluchi, and Urdu ماما (māmā), Hindi मामा (māmā).
Pronunciation
edit- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.mɑ́ː(j)]
Readings | |
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Dari reading? | māmā(y) |
Noun
editماما • (māmā) (plural ماماها (māmā-hā))
Inflection
editsingular | plural | |
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bare | ماما، مامای△ (māmā́, māmā́y△) | ماماها، مامایا△ (māmā-hā́, māmāy-yā́△) |
definitive direct object | مامارا، مامایره△ (māmā́ rā, māmā́y ra△) | ماماها را، مامایاره△ (māmā-hā́ rā, māmāy-yā́ ra△) |
izāfa | مامای (māmā́-yi) | ماماهای، مامایای△ (māmā-hā́-yi, māmāy-yā́-yi△) |
marked indefinite or relative definite |
مامایی (māmā́-yē) | ماماهایی، مامایایی△ (māmā-hā́-yē, māmāy-yā́-yē△) |
△ Colloquial Dari.
singular | plural | |
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1st person singular (“my”) |
مامایم (māmā́yam) | ماماهایم، مامایام△ (māmā-hā́yam, māmāy-yā́-am△) |
2nd person singular (“your”) |
مامایت (māmā́yat) | ماماهایت، مامایات△ (māmā-hā́yat, māmāy-yā́t△) |
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
مامایش، مامایْشِی△ (māmā́yaš, māmā́yšī△) | ماماهایش، مامایاش△ (māmā-hā́yaš, māmāy-yā́š△) |
1st person plural (“our”) |
مامایمان، مامایما△ (māmā́yimān) | ماماهایمان، مامایامان△ (māmā-hā́yimān, māmāy-yā́mān△) |
2nd person plural (“your”) |
مامایتان (māmā́yitān) | ماماهایتان، مامایاتان△ (māmā-hā́yitān, māmāy-yā́tān△) |
3rd person plural (“their”) |
مامایشان (māmā́yišān) | ماماهایشان، مامایاشان△ (māmā-hā́yišān, māmāy-yā́šān△) |
△ Colloquial.
See also
editFamily member | Standard Dari | Kabuli dialect | Hazaragi dialect |
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mother | مادر (mādar) | ننه (nana) | آبه (āba) |
grandmother | مادرکلان (mādar-kalān) | بیبی (bī-bī) | آجه (āja), بیبی (bī-bī) |
father | پدر (padar) | بابا (bābā) | آته (āta) |
grandfather | پدرکلان (padar-kalān) | آغا (āġā) | بابا (bābā) |
sister | خواهر (xāhar) | خوار (xwār, xār) | |
older sister | خواهرکلان (xāhar-kalān) | — | آغا (āġā), باجی (bājī) |
brother | برادر (barādar) | بیادر (biyādar) | برار (birār) |
older brother | برادرکلان (barādar-kalān) | لالا (lālā) | |
maternal aunt (mother's sister) |
خاله (xāla) | ||
maternal uncle (mother's brother) |
ماما (māmā) | ماما (māmā), تغایی (taġāyī) | |
paternal aunt (father's sister) |
عمه (amma) | ||
paternal uncle (father's brother) |
کاکا (kākā) |
- When referring to older family members, both بزرگ (buzurg) and کلان (kalān) are correct, but the latter is more common in Afghanistan.
- In many dialects, cases of word final ـا (-ā) may be shortened to ـه (-a).
- In many dialects, all family names ending in ـه (-a) may have an epenthetic ـی (-y) added, e.g. عمه (amma) -> عمی (ammay) (unrelated to ezafe).
Etymology 2
editNoun
editماما • (mâmâ)
South Levantine Arabic
editAlternative forms
edit- یامّا (yāmma)
Etymology
editFrom baby talk.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editماما • (ṃāṃa) f
See also
editUrdu
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɑː.mɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: ما‧ما
Etymology 1
editInherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editماما • (māmā) m (feminine مامی (māmī) or مُمانی (mumānī), Hindi spelling मामा)
- (mildly vulgar, colloquial, Hindu speech) maternal uncle
Usage notes
editماما (māmā) is considered colloquial, perhaps even impolite. It is often used by Urdu-speaking Hindus, although the term might be associated with Hindi due to it being highly colloquial. مامُوں (māmū̃) is more commonly used in Urdu.
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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direct | ماما (māmā) | مامے (māme) |
oblique | مامے (māme) | ماموں (māmõ) |
vocative | مامے (māme) | مامو (māmo) |
References
edit- “ماما”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 578
Etymology 2
editFrom ماں (mā̃), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editماما • (māmā) f (Hindi spelling मामा)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | ماما (māmā) | مامائیں (māmāẽ) |
oblique | ماما (māmā) | ماماؤں (māmāõ) |
vocative | ماما (māmā) | ماماؤ (māmāo) |
Further reading
edit- “ماما”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ماما”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “ماما”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]
Ushojo
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Pashto ماما (māmā), ultimately Derived from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
Noun
editماما (māmā)
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