अम्मी

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit अम्बि (ambi, “mother (affectionate)”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əm.miː/, [ɐ̃m.miː]

Noun[edit]

अम्मी • (ammī) f (Urdu spelling امی)

mommy, mother
Synonyms: माँ (mā̃), अम्मा (ammā)

अम्मी-जान ― ammī-jān ― mother (respectful)

Usage notes[edit]

This is especially used in Muslim households.

Declension[edit]

Declension of अम्मी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अम्मी ammī	अम्मियाँ ammiyā̃
oblique	अम्मी ammī	अम्मियों ammiyõ
vocative	अम्मी ammī	अम्मियो ammiyo

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अम्मी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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