-ama

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ama"

Portuguese

Etymology

Alteration of -ame.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.ma/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.mɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mɐ/

Suffix

-ama f (noun-forming suffix, plural -amas)

forms nouns indicating a disorderly group or collection of the suffixed thing
‎cipó (“liana”) + ‎-ama → ‎cipoama (“jumble of lianas”)

‎gente (“people”) + ‎-ama → ‎gentama (“rabble”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ama

Swahili

Suffix

-ama

(nonproductive) persistence of a state
‎-ganda (“to coagulate”) + ‎-ama → ‎-gandama (“to adhere”)

Derived terms

Swahili terms suffixed with -ama

References

Polomé, Edgar C. (1967) Swahili Language Handbook (Language Handbook Series)‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: Center for Applied Linguistics, page 90