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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|ama}}
* {{alt|en|ama}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|pt|en}} {{m|pt|ama||female nurse}}, from {{etyl|ML.|en}} {{m|la|amma||[[wet nurse]], [[amma#Etymology 2|amma]]}}, perhaps an alteration of {{m|la|mamma}}, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.
From {{der|en|pt|ama||female nurse}}, from {{der|en|ML.|amma||[[wet nurse]], [[amma#Etymology 2|amma]]}}, perhaps an alteration of {{der|en|la|mamma}}, of imitative origin, or from {{der|en|grc|-}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP|GenAm}} {{IPA|/ˈɑːmə/|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɑː.mə/|a=RP,GenAm}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɑː.mɑ/|a=Singapore English}}
* {{a|Singapore English}} {{IPA|/ˈɑːmɑ/|lang=en}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːmə|s=2}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# In South Asia, a woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a [[wet nurse]].
# {{lb|en|India}} A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a [[wet nurse]].
# {{lb|en|Singapore|Malaysia|Brunei|Indonesia}} A [[female]] [[domestic]] [[helper]]; a [[maid]].
# In China and Southeast Asia, a female domestic helper.
#* '''1977''', {{w|John Le Carré}}, ''[[w:The Honourable Schoolboy|The Honourable Schoolboy]]'', Folio Society 2010, p. 20:
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1977|author=w:John Le Carré|title=w:The Honourable Schoolboy|page=20|publisher=Folio Society|year_published=2010
#*: Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old '''amah''' told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’
|passage=Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old '''amah''' told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’}}


===See also===
===See also===
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===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{l|en|AHAM}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=aahm|AHAM|Hama|MAHA|maha|mahā}}


==Afar==
[[et:amah]]

[[id:amah]]
===Pronunciation===
[[ru:amah]]
* {{aa-IPA|amáh}}
[[ta:amah]]

[[vi:amah]]
===Pronoun===
[[zh:amah]]
{{head|aa|pronoun|head=amáh|cat2=demonstrative pronouns}}

# [[this]], [[that]] {{qualifier|masculine; proximal to the spoken to}}

====Declension====
{{aa-decl|amáh|amáha}}

====See also====
{{aa-demonstrative pronouns}}

===References===
* {{R:aa:Hassan Kamil:2015}}

==Brunei Malay==

===Etymology===
From {{der|kxd|ar|أَمَة}}.

===Noun===
{{head|kxd|noun}}

# A female [[domestic worker]], a [[housemaid]].

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|/ˈa.mah/}}
* {{rhymes|id|mah|s=2}}
* {{hyph|id|a|mah}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|id|nan-hbl|阿媽}}.

====Noun====
{{head|id|noun}}

# a ([[Chinese]]) woman who works as a [[housemaid]]

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|id|ar|عَامَّة}}.

====Noun====
{{head|id|noun}}

# [[ordinary]] or [[most]] [[people]]

===Etymology 3===
From {{der|id|ms|amah}}, from {{der|id|ar|أَمَة}}.

====Noun====
{{head|id|noun}}

# [[housemaid]] {{gl|a female [[domestic worker]]}}

===Etymology 4===

====Noun====
{{head|id|noun}}

# {{alt form|id|amati|t=[[paternal]] [[blood]] [[aunt]]|nocap=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Malay==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|ms|ar|أَمَة}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|/amah/}}
* {{rhymes|ms|mah|ah}}

===Noun===
{{ms-noun|j=امه}}

# [[maidservant]], [[nursemaid]], [[housemaid]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|id|amah}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:PRPM}}

==Tedim Chin==

===Etymology===
The first part (''a-'') from {{der|ctd|sit-pro|*ʔa}}. Cognates include {{cog|zom|ema}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|ctd|pronoun}}

# [[he]], [[she]]

====References====
* ''Zomi Ordbog'' based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Latest revision as of 15:01, 3 July 2024

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of Latin mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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amah (plural amahs)

  1. (India) A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia) A female domestic helper; a maid.
    • 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 20:
      Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old amah told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’

See also

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Anagrams

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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmah/ [ʔʌˈmʌh]
  • Hyphenation: a‧mah

Pronoun

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amáh

  1. this, that (masculine; proximal to the spoken to)

Declension

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Declension of amáh
absolutive amáh
predicative amáha
subjective amáh
genitive amáh
Postpositioned forms
l-case amáhal
k-case amáhak
t-case amáhat
h-case amáhah

See also

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Afar demonstrative pronouns
masculine feminine
proximal to the speaker(s) áh táh
proximal to the spoken to amáh tamáh
distal wóh tóh
very distal wóttih

References

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  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَمَة (ʔama).

Noun

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amah

  1. A female domestic worker, a housemaid.

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.mah/
  • Rhymes: -mah
  • Hyphenation: a‧mah

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hokkien 阿媽／阿妈.

Noun

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amah

  1. a (Chinese) woman who works as a housemaid

Etymology 2

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From Arabic عَامَّة (ʕāmma).

Noun

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amah

  1. ordinary or most people

Etymology 3

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From Malay amah, from Arabic أَمَة (ʔama).

Noun

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amah

  1. housemaid (a female domestic worker)

Etymology 4

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Noun

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amah

  1. alternative form of amati (“paternal blood aunt”)

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَمَة (ʔama).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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amah (Jawi spelling امه, plural amah-amah, informal 1st possessive amahku, 2nd possessive amahmu, 3rd possessive amahnya)

  1. maidservant, nursemaid, housemaid

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: amah

Further reading

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Tedim Chin

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Etymology

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The first part (a-) from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔa. Cognates include Zou ema.

Pronoun

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amah

  1. he, she

References

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  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
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