ambā

See also: amba and Amba

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • अम्बा (Devanagari script)
  • অম্বা (Bengali script)
  • අම‍්බා (Sinhalese script)
  • အမ္ဗာ or ဢမ္ၿႃ or ဢမ်ၿႃ (Burmese script)
  • อมฺพา or อัมพา (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨾᩛᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອມ຺ພາ or ອັມພາ (Lao script)
  • អម្ពា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄟𑄴𑄝𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Compare synonymous ammā. Either inherited or borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).

Noun

ambā f

  1. (family) mummy
Declension
Declension table of "ambā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ambāambāyo or ambā
Accusative (second)ambaṃambāyo or ambā
Instrumental (third)ambāyaambāhi or ambābhi
Dative (fourth)ambāyaambānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ambāyaambāhi or ambābhi
Genitive (sixth)ambāyaambānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ambāya or ambāyaṃambāsu
Vocative (calling)amba or ambāambāyo or ambā
Synonyms

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.

Etymology 2

See under amba.

Noun

ambā

  1. ablative singular of amba (“mango”)
  2. nominative/vocative plural of amba (“mango tree”)
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