amai
See also: amaí
Basque edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
amai inan
Declension edit
Declension of amai (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | amai | amaia | amaiak |
ergative | amaik | amaiak | amaiek |
dative | amairi | amaiari | amaiei |
genitive | amairen | amaiaren | amaien |
comitative | amairekin | amaiarekin | amaiekin |
causative | amairengatik | amaiarengatik | amaiengatik |
benefactive | amairentzat | amaiarentzat | amaientzat |
instrumental | amaiz | amaiaz | amaiez |
inessive | amaitan | amaian | amaietan |
locative | amaitako | amaiko | amaietako |
allative | amaitara | amaira | amaietara |
terminative | amaitaraino | amairaino | amaietaraino |
directive | amaitarantz | amairantz | amaietarantz |
destinative | amaitarako | amairako | amaietarako |
ablative | amaitatik | amaitik | amaietatik |
partitive | amairik | — | — |
prolative | amaitzat | — | — |
Further reading edit
- “amai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “amai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
According to the Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, the term is an evolution of the now obsolete interjections amij, amy or ammy (formed from ah and the personal pronoun mij; compare also French à moi), as an exclamation of sorrow or indignation, of sorrow, pain, aversion, pity, etc.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
amai
- (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) Exclamation of surprise or disappointment; boy!
- (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) oh my, amazing
- Amai, da'ziet er goed uit! ― Oh my, that is looking good!
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
amai
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of amar
Iban edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
amai
- true
- Amai, aku bisi meda iya.
- It's true, I have seen him.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Minangkabau amai.
Noun edit
amai (first-person possessive amaiku, second-person possessive amaimu, third-person possessive amainya)
Synonyms edit
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Italian edit
Verb edit
amai
- first-person singular past historic of amare
Anagrams edit
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Romanization edit
amai
Ngaju edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *amax.
Noun edit
amai
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: a‧mai
Verb edit
amai
Rade edit
Noun edit
amai
- an elder sister
- Antonym: ayŏng
Sicilian edit
Verb edit
amai
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