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Webster 1913 Edition
Amma
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Am′ma
,Noun.
[LL.
amma
, prob. of interjectional or imitative origin: cf. Sp. ama
, G. amme
, nurse, Basque ama
mother, Heb. [GREEK]m
, Ar. immun
, ummun
.] An abbes or spiritual mother.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amma
AM'MA
,Noun.
1.
An abbess or spiritual mother.2.
A girdle or truss used in ruptures. [Gr.]Definition 2024
ammā
ammā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Noun
ammā f
- mother
- Jāto kaṇho pabyāhāsi – ‘dhovatha maṃ, amma, nahāpetha maṃ amma, imasmā maṃ asucismā parimocetha, atthāya vo bhavissāmī’ti.
- And no sooner was it born than the little black thing said, “Wash me, mother. Bathe me, mother. Set me free, mother, of this dirt. So shall I be of use to you.”
- Jāto kaṇho pabyāhāsi – ‘dhovatha maṃ, amma, nahāpetha maṃ amma, imasmā maṃ asucismā parimocetha, atthāya vo bhavissāmī’ti.
Synonyms
- ambā; mātu; janettī; janikā