amai
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See also: amaí
Basque
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]amai inan
Declension
[edit]Declension of amai (inanimate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | amai | amaia | amaiak |
| ergative | amaik | amaiak | amaiek |
| dative | amairi | amaiari | amaiei |
| genitive | amairen | amaiaren | amaien |
| comitative | amairekin | amaiarekin | amaiekin |
| causative | amairengatik | amaiarengatik | amaiengatik |
| benefactive | amairentzat | amaiarentzat | amaientzat |
| instrumental | amaiz | amaiaz | amaiez |
| inessive | amaitan | amaian | amaietan |
| locative | amaitako | amaiko | amaietako |
| allative | amaitara | amaira | amaietara |
| terminative | amaitaraino | amairaino | amaietaraino |
| directive | amaitarantz | amairantz | amaietarantz |
| destinative | amaitarako | amairako | amaietarako |
| ablative | amaitatik | amaitik | amaietatik |
| partitive | amairik | — | — |
| prolative | amaitzat | — | — |
Further reading
[edit]- “amai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
- “amai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Dutch
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Etymology
[edit]According to the Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, the term is an evolution of the now obsolete interjections amij, amy or ammy (formed from ah and the personal pronoun mij; compare also French à moi), as an exclamation of sorrow or indignation, of sorrow, pain, aversion, pity, etc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]amai
- (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) exclamation of surprise or disappointment; boy!
- (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) oh my, amazing
- Amai, da'ziet er goed uit! ― Oh my, that is looking good!
Anagrams
[edit]Galician
[edit]Verb
[edit]amai
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of amar
Iban
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]amai
- true
- Amai, aku bisi meda iya.
- It's true, I have seen him.
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Minangkabau amai.
Noun
[edit]amai
Synonyms
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Verb
[edit]amai
- first-person singular past historic of amare
Anagrams
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]amai
Ngaju
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Austronesian *ama-h.
Noun
[edit]amai
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: a‧mai
Verb
[edit]amai
Rade
[edit]Noun
[edit]amai
- an elder sister
- Antonym: ayŏng
Sicilian
[edit]Verb
[edit]amai
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