"amɔ" meaning in Gun

See amɔ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /à.mɔ̃́/ Forms: àmɔ́ [canonical], àmọ́ [alternative]
Etymology: Possibly from Yoruba àmọ́, from Hausa àmmā, from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā). Compare Fon amɔ̆, Yoruba àmọ́ Etymology templates: {{bor|guw|yo|àmọ́}} Yoruba àmọ́, {{der|guw|ha|àmmā}} Hausa àmmā, {{der|guw|ar|أَمَّا}} Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā), {{cog|fon|amɔ̆}} Fon amɔ̆, {{cog|yo|àmọ́}} Yoruba àmọ́ Head templates: {{head|guw|conjunction|head=àmɔ́}} àmɔ́
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    Sense id: en-amɔ-guw-conj-zcKZN4hx Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "àmọ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba àmọ́",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "àmmā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa àmmā",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَمَّا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "amɔ̆"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon amɔ̆",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "àmọ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba àmọ́",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Yoruba àmọ́, from Hausa àmmā, from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā). Compare Fon amɔ̆, Yoruba àmọ́",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àmɔ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àmọ́",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "àmɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "àmɔ́",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but"
      ],
      "id": "en-amɔ-guw-conj-zcKZN4hx",
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.mɔ̃́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amɔ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "àmọ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba àmọ́",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "àmmā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa àmmā",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَمَّا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "amɔ̆"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon amɔ̆",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "àmọ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba àmọ́",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Yoruba àmọ́, from Hausa àmmā, from Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā). Compare Fon amɔ̆, Yoruba àmọ́",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àmɔ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àmọ́",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "àmɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "àmɔ́",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gun conjunctions",
        "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
        "Gun lemmas",
        "Gun terms borrowed from Yoruba",
        "Gun terms derived from Arabic",
        "Gun terms derived from Hausa",
        "Gun terms derived from Yoruba",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.mɔ̃́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amɔ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for amɔ meaning in Gun (1.3kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Benin",
  "path": [
    "amɔ"
  ],
  "section": "Gun",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "amɔ",
  "trace": ""
}

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