emam

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ.mãː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.mam]

emam

1. inflection of emō:
   1. first-person singular future active indicative
   2. first-person singular present active subjunctive

Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare Cebuano am-am, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܥܡܥܡ (“food”), Cantonese 𩜠𩜠 / 𬲿𬲿 (“food”).

emam (Sundanese script ᮈᮙᮙ᮪)

1. (childish, now common) to eat

   For synonyms, see dahar