आई

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.iː/, [äː.iː]

Verb

1. inflection of आना (ānā):
   1. feminine singular perfective adjectival
   2. feminine singular oblique/vocative perfective adjectival

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Marathi

Etymology

• From Sanskrit अर्यिका (aryikā)
• From Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā)
• Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī.

Probably a nursery word. Cognate with Assamese আই (ai).

Noun

आई • (āī) f

1. mother

Derived terms

• मुंबई (mumbaī) from मुंबा (mumbā, “a goddess”) + आई

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ambāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āryaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press