आमा

See also: आम and आंम

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā)), cognate with Hindi अम्मा (ammā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ämä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: आमा

Noun

आमा • (āmā) f

1. mother
2. term of address for an elderly female

Interjection

आमा • (āmā)

1. exclamation of sudden fear.

Declension

Declension of आमा
	Singular	Plural
nominative	आमा [ämä]	आमाहरू [ämä̤ːɾu]
accusative	आमालाई [ämäläi]	आमाहरूलाई [ämä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	आमाले [ämäle]	आमाहरूले [ämä̤ːɾule]
dative	आमालाई [ämäläi]	आमाहरूलाई [ämä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	आमाबाट [ämäbäʈʌ]	आमाहरूबाट [ämä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	आमाको [ämäko]	आमाहरूको [ämä̤ːɾuko]
locative	आमामा [ämämä]	आमाहरूमा [ämä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Coordinate terms

• बुवा [buwā] / बा [bā]

Further reading

• “आमा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “आमा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “आमा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner