ambā

See also: amba and Amba

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• अम्बा (Devanagari script)
• অম্বা (Bengali script)
• අම‍්බා (Sinhalese script)
• အမ္ဗာ or ဢမ္ၿႃ or ဢမ်ၿႃ (Burmese script)
• อมฺพา or อัมพา (Thai script)
• ᩋᨾᩛᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອມ຺ພາ or ອັມພາ (Lao script)
• អម្ពា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄟𑄴𑄝𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Compare synonymous ammā. Either inherited or borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).

Noun

ambā f

1. (family) mummy

Declension

Declension table of "ambā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ambā	ambāyo or ambā
Accusative (second)	ambaṃ	ambāyo or ambā
Instrumental (third)	ambāya	ambāhi or ambābhi
Dative (fourth)	ambāya	ambānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ambāya	ambāhi or ambābhi
Genitive (sixth)	ambāya	ambānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ambāya or ambāyaṃ	ambāsu
Vocative (calling)	amba or ambā	ambāyo or ambā

Synonyms

• ammā; annā; tātā; mātu; janettī; janikā

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.

Etymology 2

See under amba.

Noun

ambā

1. ablative singular of amba (“mango”)
2. nominative/vocative plural of amba (“mango tree”)