اما

اما

See also: أما‎ and آما‎

Khalaj

Conjunction

اَمّا (əmmâ)

1. Arabic spelling of əmmâ (“but”)

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Mazanderani

Pronoun

اما (emâ)

1. we

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Persian

Alternative forms

• امّا (ammâ) (with a shadda)

Etymology

From Arabic أَمَّا‎ (ʾammā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ammɑː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ammɑː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æmmɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ammɔ/

Conjunction

Dari	اما
Iranian Persian	ولی‎
Tajik	аммо (ammo)

اما • (ammâ)

1. but
2. however

See also

• ولی‎ (vali)

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian اما‎ (ammâ), from Arabic أَمَّا‎ (ʾammā).

Conjunction

اما (ammā)

1. but
2. moreover
3. nevertheless
4. yet
5. however

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).

Alternative forms

• اماں‎

Noun

اما • (ammā) f (Hindi spelling अम्मा)

1. mother

Derived terms

• اما جان‎

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit.

Noun

اما • (umā) f (Hindi spelling उमा)

1. flax
2. linseed
3. light
4. splendor
5. fame
6. reputation
7. night
8. tranquility