अम्बाambā

अम्बा (ambā) is a Sanskrit word meaning a mother, a good woman as a title of respect, the name of a plant, an epithet of Durga, name of an Apsaras, name of a daughter of the king of Kashi. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Mother, good woman, respectful title, or interjection, Princess Ambā of Kāśī (Mahābhārata character), Astrological term / South Indian linguistic variation.

Definitions: 17

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Mother, good woman, respectful title, or interjection

9 definitions

1. A mother. 2. A good woman as a title of respect.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Mother. 2. An exclamation of surprise.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother. 2. A name of Durga.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother. 2. Durga.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother or term of respect. 2. A name of Durga. 3. The name of a daughter of Kashiraja.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother. 2. A name of Durga.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother. 2. A proper name.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Mother. 2. A proper name.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother. 2. A term of respect for a good woman. 3. A plant. 4. An epithet of Durga, the wife of Shiva. 5. An Apsaras. 6. A daughter of a king of Kashi and sister of Pandu's mother. 7. A term in astrology.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Princess Ambā of Kāśī (Mahābhārata character)

2 definitions

name of a daughter of the king of Kashi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The eldest daughter of the king of Kashi who was carried off by Bhishma and later reborn as Shikhandin.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Astrological term / South Indian linguistic variation

1 definition

1. An astrological term for the fourth condition resulting from planetary conjunction. 2. A suffix often attached to the names of goddesses and women.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Comparative etymology (Germanic)

1 definition

mother, a respectful form of address

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Epithet of Goddess Durgā

1 definition

an epithet of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Kṛttikā (Pleiades nymph)

1 definition

one of the seven Krittikas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a plant

1 definition

The name of a plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of an Apsaras

1 definition

Name of an Apsaras

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.