ammā

See also: amma, ämmä, and Amma

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• अम्मा (Devanagari 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

ammā f

1. mother

   Jāto kaṇho pabyāhāsi – ‘dhovatha maṃ, amma, nahāpetha maṃ amma, imasmā maṃ asucismā parimocetha, atthāya vo bhavissāmī’ti.

   And no sooner was it born than the little black thing said, “Wash me, mother. Bathe me, mother. Set me free, mother, of this dirt. So shall I be of use to you.”

Declension

Declension table of "ammā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ammā	ammāyo or ammā
Accusative (second)	ammaṃ	ammāyo or ammā
Instrumental (third)	ammāya	ammāhi or ammābhi
Dative (fourth)	ammāya	ammānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ammāya	ammāhi or ammābhi
Genitive (sixth)	ammāya	ammānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ammāya or ammāyaṃ	ammāsu
Vocative (calling)	amma or ammā	ammāyo or ammā

Synonyms

• ambā; annā; tātā; mātu; janettī; janikā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ammā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead