અમે
Gujarati
editAlternative forms
edit- અમો (amo)
Etymology
editInherited 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- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈə.meː/
Pronoun
editઅમે • (ame)
- we: first-person plural exclusive, personal pronoun, plural of હું (hũ)
See also
editGujarati personal pronouns
1st pn. | 2nd pn. | 3rd pn. (personal & demonstrative) | |||||||||
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Singular | Plural | Singular & Informal |
Plural/ Formal |
Proximal | Distal | ||||||
Inclusive | Exclusive | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | ||||||
Singular | Plural† | Singular | Plural† | ||||||||
Nominative | હું (hũ) | આપણે (āpaṇe) | અમે (ame) | તું (tũ) | તમે (tame) | આ (ā) | આઓ (āo) | તે (te), એ (e) | તેઓ (teo) | ||
Ergative | મેં (mẽ) | તેં (tẽ) | આણે (āṇe) | આઓએ (āoe) | આમણે (āmaṇe) | તેણે (teṇe)‡, એણે (eṇe) | તેઓએ (teoe)‡, એઓએ (eoe) | તેમણે (temṇe)‡, એમણે (emaṇe) | |||
Dative | મને (mane) | આપણને (āpaṇne) | અમને (amane) | તને (tane) | તમને (tamne) | આને (āne) | આઓને (āone) | આમને (āmane) | તેને (tene)‡, એને (ene) | તેઓને (teone)‡, એઓને (eone) | તેમને (temne)‡, એમને (emane) |
Genitive | મારું (mārũ) | આપણું (āpaṇũ) | અમારું (amārũ) | તારું (tārũ) | તમારું (tamārũ) | આનું (ānũ) | આઓનું (āonũ) | આમનું (āmanũ) | તેનું (tenũ)‡, એનું (enũ) | તેઓનું (teonũ)‡, એઓનું (eonũ) | તેમનું (temnũ)‡, એમનું (emanũ) |
† Note: The plural forms of the 3rd person are optional and are considered formal. Often, instead, એ બધા (e badhā), or એ લોકો (e loko) is used instead. ‡ Note: These forms are considered more formal.
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “asmad”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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- Gujarati terms inherited from Old Gujarati
- Gujarati terms derived from Old Gujarati
- Gujarati terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gujarati lemmas
- Gujarati pronouns