Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
मामा • (māmā) m (feminine मामी, Urdu spelling ماما)
Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma). Cognate to Marathi मामा (māmā).
मामा • (māmā) m (Latin script mam, Kannada script ಮಾಮಾ)
मामा • (māmā) m (feminine मामी)
| Declension of मामा (masc unmarked ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मामा māmā | ||
| direct plural |
मामा māmā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मामा māmā |
मामा māmā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मामा māmā |
मामां- māmān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मामाला māmālā |
मामांना māmānnā | |
| ergative | मामाने, मामानं māmāne, māmāna |
मामांनी māmānnī | |
| instrumental | मामाशी māmāśī |
मामांशी māmānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मामात māmāt |
मामांत māmāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मामा māmā |
मामांनो māmānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of मामा (masc unmarked ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मामाचा māmāċā |
मामाचे māmāċe |
मामाची māmācī |
मामाच्या māmācā |
मामाचे, मामाचं māmāċe, māmāċa |
मामाची māmācī |
मामाच्या māmācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मामांचा māmānċā |
मामांचे māmānċe |
मामांची māmāñcī |
मामांच्या māmāncā |
मामांचे, मामांचं māmānċe, māmānċa |
मामांची māmāñcī |
मामांच्या māmāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
मामा • (māmā) m
| Declension of मामा | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | मामा | मामाहरू | |
| accusative | मामालाई | मामाहरूलाई | |
| instrumental/ergative | मामाले | मामाहरूले | |
| dative | मामालाई | मामाहरूलाई | |
| ablative | मामाबाट | मामाहरूबाट | |
| genitive | मामाको | मामाहरूको | |
| locative | मामामा | मामाहरूमा | |
| Notes: | |||