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amma

See also: Amma, ammā, and ämmä

English edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Related to Tamil அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), Hindi अम्मा (ammā), Malayalam അമ്മ (amma), Kannada ಅಮ್ಮ (amma, “mother”) Telugu అమ్మ (amma, “mother”), Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā, “mother”), or Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ (emma, “mother”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

amma (plural ammas)

  1. (India) mother
Usage notes edit
  • Widely used in English-speaking expat communities.
Derived terms edit

See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin amma, from Classical Syriac ܐܸܡܵܐ (ʾemmā, “mother, abbess”).

Noun edit

amma (plural ammas)

  1. (Christianity, historical) An abbess or spiritual mother, especially one of the Desert Mothers.
    Coordinate term: abba

Anagrams edit

Azerbaijani edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic амма
Abjad اما

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɑmːɑ]
  • (Karabakh) IPA(key): [ˈɑmbɑ] (as if spelled amba)
  • Audio(file)

Conjunction edit

amma

  1. but
    Synonyms: ancaq, fəqət

Bole edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

àmma

  1. water

References edit

  • Alhaji Maina Gimba, Russell G. Schuh, Bole-English-Hausa Dictionary and English-Bole Wordlist
  • Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
    […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
    (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: WCh. *hama [Stl.]: AS *ham (Gmy. *hām) [GT 2004, 153] = *am [Stl. 1977] = *ham [Dlg.] = *ham [Stl. 1987]: […] BT *hama [Stl.] = *am- [Schuh], Bole ˀame [Schuh] = aməi [Schuh] = àmmá [Schuh] […]

Cornish edit

Alternative forms edit

  • (Revived Late Cornish) abma

Etymology edit

From amm (“kiss”).

Verb edit

amma

  1. to kiss

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish amma.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝mːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): am‧ma

Noun edit

amma

  1. wet nurse
  2. nanny

Declension edit

Inflection of amma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative amma ammat
genitive amman ammojen
partitive ammaa ammoja
illative ammaan ammoihin
singular plural
nominative amma ammat
accusative nom. amma ammat
gen. amman
genitive amman ammojen
ammainrare
partitive ammaa ammoja
inessive ammassa ammoissa
elative ammasta ammoista
illative ammaan ammoihin
adessive ammalla ammoilla
ablative ammalta ammoilta
allative ammalle ammoille
essive ammana ammoina
translative ammaksi ammoiksi
abessive ammatta ammoitta
instructive — ammoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of amma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ammani ammani
accusative nom. ammani ammani
gen. ammani
genitive ammani ammojeni
ammainirare
partitive ammaani ammojani
inessive ammassani ammoissani
elative ammastani ammoistani
illative ammaani ammoihini
adessive ammallani ammoillani
ablative ammaltani ammoiltani
allative ammalleni ammoilleni
essive ammanani ammoinani
translative ammakseni ammoikseni
abessive ammattani ammoittani
instructive — —
comitative — ammoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ammasi ammasi
accusative nom. ammasi ammasi
gen. ammasi
genitive ammasi ammojesi
ammaisirare
partitive ammaasi ammojasi
inessive ammassasi ammoissasi
elative ammastasi ammoistasi
illative ammaasi ammoihisi
adessive ammallasi ammoillasi
ablative ammaltasi ammoiltasi
allative ammallesi ammoillesi
essive ammanasi ammoinasi
translative ammaksesi ammoiksesi
abessive ammattasi ammoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ammoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ammamme ammamme
accusative nom. ammamme ammamme
gen. ammamme
genitive ammamme ammojemme
ammaimmerare
partitive ammaamme ammojamme
inessive ammassamme ammoissamme
elative ammastamme ammoistamme
illative ammaamme ammoihimme
adessive ammallamme ammoillamme
ablative ammaltamme ammoiltamme
allative ammallemme ammoillemme
essive ammanamme ammoinamme
translative ammaksemme ammoiksemme
abessive ammattamme ammoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ammoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ammanne ammanne
accusative nom. ammanne ammanne
gen. ammanne
genitive ammanne ammojenne
ammainnerare
partitive ammaanne ammojanne
inessive ammassanne ammoissanne
elative ammastanne ammoistanne
illative ammaanne ammoihinne
adessive ammallanne ammoillanne
ablative ammaltanne ammoiltanne
allative ammallenne ammoillenne
essive ammananne ammoinanne
translative ammaksenne ammoiksenne
abessive ammattanne ammoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ammoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ammansa ammansa
accusative nom. ammansa ammansa
gen. ammansa
genitive ammansa ammojensa
ammainsarare
partitive ammaansa ammojaan
ammojansa
inessive ammassaan
ammassansa 		ammoissaan
ammoissansa
elative ammastaan
ammastansa 		ammoistaan
ammoistansa
illative ammaansa ammoihinsa
adessive ammallaan
ammallansa 		ammoillaan
ammoillansa
ablative ammaltaan
ammaltansa 		ammoiltaan
ammoiltansa
allative ammalleen
ammallensa 		ammoilleen
ammoillensa
essive ammanaan
ammanansa 		ammoinaan
ammoinansa
translative ammakseen
ammaksensa 		ammoikseen
ammoiksensa
abessive ammattaan
ammattansa 		ammoittaan
ammoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ammoineen
ammoinensa

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔàm.máː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàm.máː]

Conjunction edit

àmmā

  1. but

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse amma.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

amma f (genitive singular ömmu, nominative plural ömmur)

  1. grandmother, grandma, granny

Declension edit

declension of amma
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative amma amman ömmur ömmurnar
accusative ömmu ömmuna ömmur ömmurnar
dative ömmu ömmunni ömmum ömmunum
genitive ömmu ömmunnar amma ammanna

Derived terms edit

Kirfi edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

amma

  1. water

References edit

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
  • Václav Blažek, A Lexicostatistical comparison of Omotic languages, in In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory: Essays in the four fields of anthropology, page 122

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pokorny[1] suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *amma-, *ama- (“mother”). Compare Latin amita (“paternal aunt”), Latin anus (“crone”) and Old High German amma (“wet nurse”).

It may also represent an infantile modification of mamma.

Noun edit

amma f (genitive ammae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. a nocturnal bird, perhaps the screech owl
    • c. 600, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, XII.vii.42:
      Haec avis [viz. strix] vulgo amma dicitur, ab amando parvulos; unde et lac praebere fertur nascentibus.
      This bird is commonly called amma [mum (?)], because it loves its young, and it is also said to offer milk to its hatchlings.
Usage notes edit
  • Based on etymological evidence and the reference to milk in the Isidore quote, it is suspected that this word actually meant “mother”, along similar lines to atta (“father”).
Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amma ammae
Genitive ammae ammārum
Dative ammae ammīs
Accusative ammam ammās
Ablative ammā ammīs
Vocative amma ammae
Descendants edit
  • Catalan: ama
  • Galician: ama
  • Portuguese: ama
  • Spanish: ama

Etymology 2 edit

From Classical Syriac ܐܸܡܵܐ (ʾemmā, “mother, abbess”) via Koine Greek ἀμμᾶς (ammâs), ἀμμὰ (ammà), perhaps reinforced by Etymology 1.

Noun edit

amma f (genitive ammae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. amma; a spiritual mother or abbess in early monasticism, a Desert Mother
    Coordinate term: abba
    Vita Ammae Talidae ― The Life of Amma Talida
Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amma ammae
Genitive ammae ammārum
Dative ammae ammīs
Accusative ammam ammās
Ablative ammā ammīs
Vocative amma ammae

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “am(m)a”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 36-37

Further reading edit

  • amma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • amma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Souter, Alexander (1949) “amma”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 13

Northern Ohlone edit

Verb edit

amma

  1. to eat

References edit

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎[2], Unpublished

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

amma m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of amme

Verb edit

amma

  1. inflection of amme:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

amma (present tense ammar, past tense amma, past participle amma, present participle ammande, imperative am)

  1. A-infinitive form of amme

Noun edit

amma f

  1. definite singular of amme
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of amme

Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *ammǭ (“mother”).

Noun edit

amma f

  1. wet nurse

Descendants edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *ammǭ (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *amma (“mother”).

Noun edit

amma f (genitive ǫmmu, plural ǫmmur)

  1. grandmother

Declension edit

  Declension of amma (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative amma amman ǫmmur ǫmmurnar
accusative ǫmmu ǫmmuna ǫmmur ǫmmurnar
dative ǫmmu ǫmmunni ǫmmum ǫmmunum
genitive ǫmmu ǫmmunnar ammna ammnanna

Descendants edit

See also edit

  • afi (“grandfather”)
  • edda (“great-grandmother”)
  • ái (“great-grandfather”)

References edit

  • “amma”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Noun edit

amma

  1. vocative singular of ammā (“mummy”)
  2. familiar term of address to a woman

References edit

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

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

amma c

  1. a wet nurse

Declension edit

Declension of amma 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative amma amman ammor ammorna
Genitive ammas ammans ammors ammornas

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

amma (present ammar, preterite ammade, supine ammat, imperative amma)

  1. to breastfeed

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of amma (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive amma ammas
Supine ammat ammats
Imperative amma —
Imper. plural1 ammen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ammar ammade ammas ammades
Ind. plural1 amma ammade ammas ammades
Subjunctive2 amme ammade ammes ammades
Participles
Present participle ammande
Past participle ammad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms edit

See also edit

References edit

Tagabawa edit

Noun edit

ámmà

  1. father

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish اما (amma) from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Adverb edit

amma

  1. yet

See also edit

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