amë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ame"

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *am(m)ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂em(m)-h₂ (compare Ancient Greek ἀμμά (ammá), Latin amma, Old High German amma). Cf. also archaic Romanian îmă.

Alternative forms

• ëmë (Tosk)
• ām (NW Gheg)

Noun

amë f

1. mother

Etymology 2

Gheg dialectal form (vs. Tosk amëz), from Proto-Albanian *admā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

Alternative forms

• âmëz, âmzë

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːm/

Noun

amë f

1. taste, flavor; scent, fragrance
2. unpleasant smell, odour

Derived terms

• amësht

Etymology 3

Gheg; from Proto-Albanian *abnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ph₃n-éh₂, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”). Compare Old Irish aub, Latin amnis (“river”).

Alternative forms

• ām (NW Gheg)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːm/

Noun

amë f

1. spring, source of a spring, headwater; stream bed
2. stub of a ticket, check, invoice, or coupon
3. stick used as a prop for the roof
4. (Gheg) river channel, riverbed
5. (Gheg) silt, dregs

Synonyms

• gurrë
• burim

Derived terms

• amull
• tamë

Further reading

• “amë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “amë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 4
• Newmark, L. (1999) “amë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[3]
• “amë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006