அமை

அமை

Tamil

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔamaɪ̯/, [ʔəməɪ̯]

Verb

அமை • (amai)

1. (intransitive) to become still, quiet, to subside
2. to be satisfied, contented
3. to prepare
4. to submit, acquiesce, agree

   கெழுதகைமை செய் தாங் கமையாக்கடை

   keḻutakaimai cey tāṅ kamaiyākkaṭai

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

5. (grammar) to be regularized (as irregular expressions

   வழுவா யினும் ஏற்புடையதாதல். பொருள் வேறுபட்டு வழீஇ யமையுமாறு

   vaḻuvā yiṉum ēṟpuṭaiyatātal. poruḷ vēṟupaṭṭu vaḻī’i yamaiyumāṟu

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

6. to be settled, fixed up

   அந்த வீடு எனக் கமைந்தது

   anta vīṭu eṉak kamaintatu

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

7. to crowd together, be close
8. to be attached, connected, joined
9. to suffice
10. to abide, remain
11. to be practicable

    செய்யக் கூடியதாதல். காரியம் . . . அமையுமாயினும்

    ceyyak kūṭiyatātal. kāriyam . . . amaiyumāyiṉum

    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

12. to be suitable, appropriate
13. to be complete
14. to come to an end, be finished
15. to be non-existant
16. to occur, happen
17. to be excellent, glorious

Etymology 2

causative of அமை (amai).

Verb

அமை • (amai)

1. to effect, accomplish
2. to create
3. to inlay
4. to appoint, institute, ordain
5. (grammar) to regularize (as irregular expressions)
6. to cause to be still, patient
7. to bring together
8. to bear with, tolerate
9. to control, keep in subjection
10. to prepare, get ready
11. to get into possession, get over to one's interest

Etymology 3

From அமை (amai).

Noun

அமை • (amai)

1. fitness
2. bamboo

   அமையொடு வேய் கலாம் வெற்ப

   amaiyoṭu vēy kalām veṟpa

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. beauty

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit अमा (amā).

Noun

அமை • (amai)

1. new moon

   அமையதனின் மாளயந்தா னாற்றுவ ரேல்

   amaiyataṉiṉ māḷayantā ṉāṟṟuva rēl

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) , “அமை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.