ममिया

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from मामा (māmā) +‎ -इया (-iyā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.mɪ.jɑː/, [mɐ.mi.jäː]

Adjective

ममिया • (mamiyā)

(of a cousin brother/sister) related through one's maternal uncle
Synonym: ममेरा (mamerā)

ममिया ससुर ― mamiyā sasur ― husband's or wife's maternal uncle

ममिया सास ― mamiyā sās ― husband's or wife's maternal aunt

Declension

Declension of *ममिया* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	ममिया mamiyā	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye	ममिई, ममियी mamiī, mamiyī	ममिई, ममियी mamiī, mamiyī
oblique	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye	ममिई, ममियी mamiī, mamiyī	ममिई, ममियी mamiī, mamiyī
vocative	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye	ममिई, ममियी mamiī, mamiyī	ममिई, ममियी mamiī, mamiyī

Noun

ममिया • (mamiyā) m (female equivalent ममेरी)

maternal uncle's son
Synonym: ममेरा (mamerā)

Declension

Declension of *ममिया* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ममिया mamiyā	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye
oblique	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye	ममियों mamiyõ
vocative	ममिए, ममिये mamie, mamiye	ममियो mamiyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ममिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3793
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ममिया”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 578
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ममिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 791