ambā

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See also: amba and Amba

Pali

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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 \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ambāambāyo or ambā
Accusative (second)ambaṃambāyo or ambā
Instrumental (third)ambāyaambāhi or ambābhi
Dative (fourth)ambāyaambānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ambāyaambāhi or ambābhi
Genitive (sixth)ambāyaambānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ambāya or ambāyaṃambāsu
Vocative (calling)amba or ambāambāyo or ambā
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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”)
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