îmă

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îmă

Where it comes from

Possibly a variant of mumă, or alternatively related to Albanian ëmë. Other theories link it to Late Latin amma, itself from Ancient Greek or of an imitative origin. Compare Portuguese and Spanish ama.

noun

archaic, feminine, regional mother
Similar: mamă, maică

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MLA

"îmă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEm%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

îmă. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEm%C4%83

Chicago

"îmă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEm%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{i_ma_2026,
  title = {îmă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEm%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}