Where does “amma” come from?
amma (English) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin amma, from Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ, from Aramaic אִמָּא.
amma (English): mother; An abbess or spiritual mother
Definitions
- mother; An abbess or spiritual mother
Ancestry of “amma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | amma | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܐܡܐ | mother; abbess; metropolis |
| 3 | Aramaic | אִמָּא | — |