ама

Borrowed from Turkish ama, from Arabic أَمَّا‎ (ʔammā).

• IPA^(key): [ˈamə]

а́ма • (áma)

1. but

   Synonyms: но (no), обаче (obače)

From Old Turkic eme.

ама • (ama)

1. female

ама • (ama)

1. usual, ordinary

From Ottoman Turkish اما‎ (ammâ), from Arabic أَمَّا‎ (ʔammā).

• IPA^(key): [ˈama]

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• Hyphenation: а‧ма

а́ма • (áma)

1. but

• но (no)

• “ама” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

• IPA^(key): /aˈma/
• Hyphenation: а‧ма

ама́ • (amá)

1. Emphatic form of ма (ma)

• G. A. Animica; M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎, Donetsk, page 6

From Proto-Tungusic *ame, compare Evenki амин (amin), Manchu ᠠᠮᠠ (ama).

ама (ama)

1. father

From Ottoman Turkish اما‎ (ammâ), in turn from Arabic أَمَّا‎ (ʔammā).

• IPA^(key): /âma/
• Hyphenation: а‧ма

а̏ма (Latin spelling ȁma)

1. (regional) but [from 18th c.]

• (but): али

ама (Latin spelling ama)

1. (regional) Used to express impatience.; ugh, blah

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with the Dolgan word above. Also compare Tuvan анаа (anaa, “normal, ordinary”).

ама • (ama)

1. ordinary, plain, simple

   ама киһи ― ama kihi ― an ordinary person

   See synonyms at көннөрү (könnörü).

2. typical, usual

ама • (ama)

1. at the beginning of a sentence, expresses improbability or doubt