اما

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See also: أما and آما

Brahui

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *amma (“mother”).

Noun

اَمّا (ammā)

  1. mother, grandmother
  2. (occasionally) sister, daughter
  3. respectful term of address to any woman

References

  • Bray, Denys (1934) “ammā”, in The Brahui Language‎, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 53
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “183”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Khalaj

Conjunction

اَمّا (əmmâ)

  1. Arabic spelling of əmmâ (“but”)

Mazanderani

Pronoun

اما (emâ)

  1. we

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ammā
Dari reading? ammā
Iranian reading? ammâ
Tajik reading? ammo

Conjunction

Dari اما
Iranian Persian ولی
Tajik аммо

امّا • (ammâ)

  1. but
  2. however

See also

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian اما (ammā), from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā).

Conjunction

اَمّا • (ammā) (Hindi spelling अम्मा)

  1. but
  2. moreover
  3. nevertheless
  4. yet
  5. however

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā), from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).

Alternative forms

Noun

اَمّا • (ammā) f (Hindi spelling अम्मा)

  1. (informal) mother; mom, mum
    Synonyms: ماں (mā̃), (formal) مادَر (mādar), (formal) والِدَہ (vālida)
    Coordinate term: اَبّا (abbā)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit उमा (umā).

Noun

اُما • (umā) f (Hindi spelling उमा)

  1. flax
  2. linseed
  3. light
  4. splendor
  5. fame
  6. reputation
  7. night
  8. tranquility
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