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See also: amaí
Basque[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
amai inan
Declension[edit]
Declension of amai (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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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 | — | — |
Further reading[edit]
- "amai" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “amai” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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, of sorrow, pain, aversion, pity, etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
amai
- (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) Exclamation of surprise or disappointment; boy!
- (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) oh my, amazing
- Amai, da'ziet er goed uit! ― Oh my, that is looking good!
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
amai
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of amar
Iban[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
amai
- true
- Amai, aku bisi meda iya.
- It's true, I have seen him.
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Minangkabau amai.
Noun[edit]
amai (first-person possessive amaiku, second-person possessive amaimu, third-person possessive amainya)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
amai
- first-person singular past historic of amare
Anagrams[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
amai
Ngaju[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Austronesian *amax.
Noun[edit]
amai
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: a‧mai
Verb[edit]
amai
Rade[edit]
Noun[edit]
amai
- an elder sister
- Antonym: ayŏng
Sicilian[edit]
Verb[edit]
amai
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