અમે

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati आम (āma), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe), from Sanskrit अस्मान् (asmān), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asmá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *asmá, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé (“us”), accusative plural of *éǵh₂. Compare Assamese আমি (ami), Hindi हम (ham), Konkani आमि (āmi), Marathi आम्ही (āmhī), Punjabi ਅਸੀਂ (asī̃), Romani ame, amen.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

અમે • (ame)

  1. we; first person nominative plural exclusive
  2. we; first person ergative plural exclusive

See also
Gujarati personal pronouns
1st pn. 2nd pn. 3rd pn. (personal & demonstrative)
Singular Plural Singular &
Informal		 Plural/
Formal		 Proximal Distal
Inclusive Exclusive Informal Formal Informal Formal
Singular Plural† Singular Plural†
Nominative હું (hũ)આપણે (āpaṇe)અમે (ame) તું (tũ)તમે (tame) આ (ā)આઓ (āo)તે (te), એ (e)તેઓ (teo)
Ergative મેં (mẽ)તેં (tẽ)આણે (āṇe)આઓએ (āoe)આમણે (āmaṇe) તેણે (teṇe)‡, એણે (eṇe)તેઓએ (teoe)‡, એઓએ (eoe)તેમણે (temṇe)‡, એમણે (emaṇe)
Dative મને (mane)આપણને (āpaṇne)અમને (amane)તને (tane)તમને (tamne)આને (āne)આઓને (āone)આમને (āmane) તેને (tene)‡, એને (ene)તેઓને (teone)‡, એઓને (eone)તેમને (temne)‡, એમને (emane)
Genitive મારું (mārũ)આપણું (āpaṇũ)અમારું (amārũ) તારું (tārũ)તમારું (tamārũ)આનું (ānũ)આઓનું (āonũ)આમનું (āmanũ) તેનું (tenũ)‡, એનું (enũ)તેઓનું (teonũ)‡, એઓનું (eonũ)તેમનું (temnũ)‡, એમનું (emanũ)

† Note: The plural forms of the 3rd person are optional and are considered formal. Often, instead, એ બધા (e badhā), or એ લોકો (e loko) is used instead. ‡ Note: These forms are considered more formal.

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “asmad”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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