अम्मी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अम्बि (ambi, “mother (affectionate)”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

अम्मी • (ammī) f (Urdu spelling امی)

1. mommy, mother

   Synonyms: माँ (mā̃), अम्मा (ammā)

   अम्मी-जान ― ammī-jān ― mother (respectful)

Usage notes

This is especially used in Muslim households.

Declension

Declension of अम्मी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अम्मी ammī	अम्मियाँ ammiyā̃
oblique	अम्मी ammī	अम्मियों ammiyõ
vocative	अम्मी ammī	अम्मियो ammiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अम्मी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press