amai

See also: amaí

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /amai̯/ [a.mai̯]
• Rhymes: -amai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: a‧mai

Noun

amai inan

1. end, ending

   Synonym: amaiera

   Antonym: hasiera

Declension

Declension of amai (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	amai	amaia	amaiak
ergative	amaik	amaiak	amaiek
dative	amairi	amaiari	amaiei
genitive	amairen	amaiaren	amaien
comitative	amairekin	amaiarekin	amaiekin
causative	amairengatik	amaiarengatik	amaiengatik
benefactive	amairentzat	amaiarentzat	amaientzat
instrumental	amaiz	amaiaz	amaiez
inessive	amaitan	amaian	amaietan
locative	amaitako	amaiko	amaietako
allative	amaitara	amaira	amaietara
terminative	amaitaraino	amairaino	amaietaraino
directive	amaitarantz	amairantz	amaietarantz
destinative	amaitarako	amairako	amaietarako
ablative	amaitatik	amaitik	amaietatik
partitive	amairik	—	—
prolative	amaitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• amaiera (“ending”)
• amaitu (“to end”)

Further reading

• “amai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “amai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Dutch

Etymology

According to the Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, the term is an evolution of the now obsolete interjections amij, amy or ammy (formed from ah and the personal pronoun mij; compare also French à moi), as an exclamation of sorrow or indignation, pain, aversion, pity, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈmɑi̯/

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• Hyphenation: amai

Interjection

amai

1. (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) exclamation of surprise or disappointment; boy!

   Amai, wa'ne klap! ― Jee, what a punch (or thunderstroke)

   Wa'ne stoot, amai! ― What a blunder, gosh!

2. (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) oh my, amazing

   Amai, da'ziet er goed uit! ― Oh my, that is looking good!

Anagrams

• maai

Galician

Verb

amai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of amar

Iban

Alternative forms

• amat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amai/

Adjective

amai

1. true

   Amai, aku bisi meda iya.

   It's true, I have seen him.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Minangkabau amai.

Noun

amai (plural amai-amai)

1. (dialectal, West Sumatra) Synonym of ibu (“mother”)

Derived terms

• amai-amai

Italian

Verb

amai

1. first-person singular past historic of amare

Anagrams

• amia

Japanese

Romanization

amai

1. Rōmaji transcription of あまい

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ama-h.

Noun

amai

1. father

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmaj/ [aˈmaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmaj/

• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: a‧mai

Verb

amai

1. second-person plural imperative of amar

Rade

Noun

amai

1. an elder sister

   Antonym: ayŏng

Sicilian

Verb

amai

1. first-person singular preterite active indicative of amari