اما

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈʔam.mɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽm.mɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽm.mɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔǽmmɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔǽmmɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽm.mɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽm.mɔ]

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

• ولی (vali)

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

• اَمّاں (ammā̃), اَمّی (ammī)

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

• اَمّا جان (ammā jān)

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