amẹ

Edo

Etymology

From Proto-Edoid *a-mɪ̃, compare with Urhobo àmẽ̀, Esan àmẽ̀, and Gwara àmɛ̃̀. Likely more distantly related to Yoruba omi, Igala ómi, and Igbo mmiri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.mɛ̃̀/

Noun

amẹ

1. water
2. rain
   • 1986, Rebecca N. Agheyisi, An Edo-English Dictionary, Ethiope Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 8:

     amẹ rhọọ

     It is raining

     (literally, “Rain is falling”)

3. (by extension) juice, liquid

References

• N. Rolle, Nasal vowel patterns in West Africa, citing own field notes and Agheyisi 1986

Esan

Etymology

From the Proto-Edoid *a-mɪ̃, see Edo amẹ and other Edoid languages

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.mɛ̃̀/

Noun

amẹ

1. (Uromi) water

References

• N. Rolle, Nasal vowel patterns in West Africa