އަންމަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• (Thiladhunmathi) އަމޯ (amō)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Cognate with Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əmːə]

Noun

އަންމަ • (an̊ma) (plural އަންމަތައް (an̊matak̊))

1. mother

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަންމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 15