अम्मा

See also: अम्माँ, अम्म, and अममु

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अम्माँ (ammā̃)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā), 𑀅𑀁𑀩𑀸 (aṃbā), from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā́). Doublet of अंबा (ambā), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əm.mɑː/, [ɐ̃m.mäː]

Noun

अम्मा • (ammā) f (Urdu spelling اما)

1. mom, mother

   Synonyms: माँ (mā̃), जननी (jannī), अंबा (ambā), माता (mātā), अम्मी (ammī)

   मेरी अम्मा बहुत सुहावनी हैं।

   merī ammā bahut suhāvnī ha͠i.

   My mother is very nice.

Declension

Declension of अम्मा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अम्मा ammā	अम्माएँ ammāẽ
oblique	अम्मा ammā	अम्माओं ammāõ
vocative	अम्मा ammā	अम्माओ ammāo

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ammā (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi 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

अम्मा f

1. Devanagari script form of ammā (“mummy”)

Declension

Declension table of "अम्मा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अम्मा (ammā)	अम्मायो (ammāyo) or अम्मा (ammā)
Accusative (second)	अम्मं (ammaṃ)	अम्मायो (ammāyo) or अम्मा (ammā)
Instrumental (third)	अम्माय (ammāya)	अम्माहि (ammāhi) or अम्माभि (ammābhi)
Dative (fourth)	अम्माय (ammāya)	अम्मानं (ammānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अम्माय (ammāya)	अम्माहि (ammāhi) or अम्माभि (ammābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अम्माय (ammāya)	अम्मानं (ammānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अम्माय (ammāya) or अम्मायं (ammāyaṃ)	अम्मासु (ammāsu)
Vocative (calling)	अम्म (amma) or अम्मा (ammā)	अम्मायो (ammāyo) or अम्मा (ammā)