ماما

Arabic

Etymology

From baby talk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maː.maː/

Noun

مَامَا • (māmā) f

  1. (childish, familiar) mum, mummy, mama

Declension
Declension of noun مَامَا (māmā)
Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَامَا
māmā		 الْمَامَا‎
al-māmā		 مَامَا
māmā
Nominative مَامَا
māmā		 الْمَامَا‎
al-māmā		 مَامَا
māmā
Accusative مَامَا
māmā		 الْمَامَا‎
al-māmā		 مَامَا
māmā
Genitive مَامَا
māmā		 الْمَامَا‎
al-māmā		 مَامَا
māmā

See also

Baluchi

Noun

ماما • (mámá)

  1. maternal uncle (some dialects)

See also

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From baby talk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaː.ma/, [ˈmɑː.mɑ]

Noun

ماما • (māma) f

  1. mum, mom
    Synonyms: أم‎ (umm), والدة‎ (wālda)

Pashto

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑ.ˈmɑ/

Noun

ماما • (mâmâ) m

  1. maternal uncle

Declension
declension of ماما
singular plural
direct ماما
(mâmâ)		 ماماګان‎
(mâmâgân)
oblique ماما
(mâmâ)		 ماماګانو‎
(mâmâgâno)
vocative ماما
(mâmâ)		 ماماګانو‎
(mâmâgâno)

Persian

Etymology 1

Akin to Pashto, Baluchi, and Urdu ماما‎ (mâmâ), as well as Sanskrit and Hindi मामा (māmā). All with the same meaning. Ultimately Derived from Proto-Dravidian *māma.

Pronunciation

Noun
Dari ماما
Iranian Persian دایی‎
Tajik тағо (taġo)

ماما • (mâmâ)

  1. (chiefly Dari) maternal uncle
    Synonym: دایی‎ (dâyi)
    Coordinate terms: عمو‎ ('amu), کاکا‎ (kâkâ), کاکو‎ (kâko), (archaic) افدر‎ (afdar)

See also
  1. عمه‎ ('amma) (paternal aunt)
  2. خاله‎ (xâla) (maternal aunt)

Noun

ماما • (mâmâ)

  1. (Iranian Persian) midwife

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms
  • یامّا‎ (yāmma)

Etymology

From baby talk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mˤaː.mˤa/, [ˈmɑˤː.mˤɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

ماما • (ṃāṃa) f

  1. (childish) mom, mum, mama
  2. an affectionate form of address used by a mother to her child

See also
  • إم‎ (ʔimm, “mother”)
  • بابا‎ (ḅāḅa, “dad”)

Urdu

Noun

ماما • (māmā) m (Hindi spelling मामा)

  1. maternal uncle

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto ماما‎ (māmā).

Noun

ماما (māmā)

  1. maternal uncle
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