ஆமை
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ஒரு ஆமை
See also: அமை
Tamil
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Alternative forms
- யாமை (yāmai)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *cām-. Cognate with Malayalam ആമ (āma), Kannada ಆಮೆ (āme), Tulu ಏಮೆ (ēmè), Kui (India) ସେମ୍ବି (sembi), Kuvi ତାମ୍ବେଲି (tambeli) and Telugu తాబేలు (tābēlu).
Pronunciation
Noun
- tortoise
- Synonyms: உறுப்படக்கி (uṟuppaṭakki), கூர்மம் (kūrmam), ஓடன் (ōṭaṉ)
- turtle
- Synonym: கடலாமை (kaṭalāmai)
Declension
| ai-stem declension of ஆமை (āmai) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ஆமை āmai |
ஆமைகள் āmaikaḷ |
| Vocative | ஆமையே āmaiyē |
ஆமைகளே āmaikaḷē |
| Accusative | ஆமையை āmaiyai |
ஆமைகளை āmaikaḷai |
| Dative | ஆமைக்கு āmaikku |
ஆமைகளுக்கு āmaikaḷukku |
| Genitive | ஆமையுடைய āmaiyuṭaiya |
ஆமைகளுடைய āmaikaḷuṭaiya |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ஆமை āmai |
ஆமைகள் āmaikaḷ |
| Vocative | ஆமையே āmaiyē |
ஆமைகளே āmaikaḷē |
| Accusative | ஆமையை āmaiyai |
ஆமைகளை āmaikaḷai |
| Dative | ஆமைக்கு āmaikku |
ஆமைகளுக்கு āmaikaḷukku |
| Benefactive | ஆமைக்காக āmaikkāka |
ஆமைகளுக்காக āmaikaḷukkāka |
| Genitive 1 | ஆமையுடைய āmaiyuṭaiya |
ஆமைகளுடைய āmaikaḷuṭaiya |
| Genitive 2 | ஆமையின் āmaiyiṉ |
ஆமைகளின் āmaikaḷiṉ |
| Locative 1 | ஆமையில் āmaiyil |
ஆமைகளில் āmaikaḷil |
| Locative 2 | ஆமையிடம் āmaiyiṭam |
ஆமைகளிடம் āmaikaḷiṭam |
| Sociative 1 | ஆமையோடு āmaiyōṭu |
ஆமைகளோடு āmaikaḷōṭu |
| Sociative 2 | ஆமையுடன் āmaiyuṭaṉ |
ஆமைகளுடன் āmaikaḷuṭaṉ |
| Instrumental | ஆமையால் āmaiyāl |
ஆமைகளால் āmaikaḷāl |
| Ablative | ஆமையிலிருந்து āmaiyiliruntu |
ஆமைகளிலிருந்து āmaikaḷiliruntu |
See also
- வெள்ளாமை (veḷḷāmai)
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “ஆமை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]