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amma

/ˈʌmə/

amma noun: mother.

Noun (1)

amma (plural ammas)

  1. (India) mother

Noun (2)

amma (plural ammas)

  1. (historical) An abbess or spiritual mother, especially one of the Desert Mothers.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:amma.

Forms of amma

pluralammas

Origin of amma

Related to Tamil அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), Hindi अम्मा (ammā), Malayalam അമ്മ (amma), Kannada ಅಮ್ಮ (amma, “mother”) Telugu అమ్మ (amma, “mother”), Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā, “mother”), or Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ (emma, “mother”).

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin amma, from Classical Syriac ܐܸܡܵܐ (ʾemmā, “mother, abbess”).

Words formed from amma

Phrases with amma

Questions about amma

What does amma mean?
Amma means mother.
What part of speech is amma?
Amma is a noun.
How do you pronounce amma?
Amma is pronounced /ˈʌmə/.
What is the plural of amma?
The plural of amma is ammas.

Words near amma in the dictionary

  1. amlodipine
  2. AMLs
  3. Amlwch
  4. Amlwch Port
  5. amm
  6. amma
  7. amma canteen
  8. amma canteens
  9. Amman
  10. Ammanford
  11. Ammani

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