ама

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ама. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ама, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ама in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ама you have here. The definition of the word ама will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofама, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: яма, ꙗма, and Appendix:Variations of "ama"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اما (ammâ), from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Conjunction

а́ма • (áma)

  1. but
    Synonyms: но (no), обаче (obače)

Chuvash

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ene (“mother”). Compare анне (anne) and амӑшӗ (amăš̬ĕ), all three synonymous forms descending from the same Proto-Turkic root.

Noun

ама • (ama)

  1. female
  2. mother

Further reading

  • “ама”, in Электронлă сăмахсар‎ (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.
  • Jegorov, V. G. (1964) “ама”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), Cheboksary: Čuvašskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, page 25

Dolgan

Adjective

ама • (ama)

  1. usual, ordinary

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اما (ammâ), from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

а́ма • (áma)

  1. but
    Synonym: но (no)

References

  • “ама” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Mariupol Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: а‧ма

Conjunction

а́ма • (áma)

  1. Emphatic form of ма (ma)

References

  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “а́ма”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎, Donetsk, page 6

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ame, compare Evenki амин (amin), Manchu ᠠᠮᠠ (ama).

Noun

ама (ama)

  1. father

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اما (ammâ), in turn from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /âma/
  • Hyphenation: а‧ма

Conjunction

а̏ма (Latin spelling ȁma)

  1. (regional) but
    Synonym: али

Interjection

ама (Latin spelling ama)

  1. (regional) Used to express impatience.; ugh, blah

Sirenik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *amǝ-, from Proto-Eskimo *amǝ-.

Conjunction

ама (ama)

  1. and
  2. also

References

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with the Dolgan word above. Also compare Tuvan анаа (anaa, “normal, ordinary”).

Adjective

ама • (ama)

  1. ordinary, plain, simple
    See synonyms at көннөрү (könnörü).
    ама киһи ― ama kihi ― an ordinary person
  2. typical, usual

Particle

ама • (ama)

  1. at the beginning of a sentence, expresses improbability or doubt
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia