# oma
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Oma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoʊmə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -oʊmə

### Noun

oma (plural omas)
* (among people of German ancestry) Grandmother, grandma.

#### See also

* baba

### Anagrams

* MoA, Amo., MAO, moa, MOA, Amo, AMO, mao, AOM, Mao

## Catalan
### Etymology

From om +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈo.mə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈo.ma]

### Noun

oma f (plural omes)
* wych elm, Scots elm

### Further reading

* “oma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Likely stemming from grootma, a word that young children often mispronounce. Cognate to German Oma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoː.maː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: oma

### Noun

oma f (plural oma's, diminutive omaatje n)
* grandma, granny, nan
    Synonym: grootmoeder
* (colloquial) any old woman

#### Descendants

* → Papiamentu: oma
* → Sranan Tongo: oma

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oma. Cognate to Finnish oma, Livonian umm, Votic õma and Northern Sami oapmi. Compare also Udmurt умой (umoj, “good, fitting, right”) and Komi-Zyrian эм (em, “exists”). Possibly an old derivation from the copula - olema.

### Adjective

oma (indeclinable)
* own
* (military) friendly

#### Declension

Indeclinable.

### Noun

oma (genitive oma, partitive oma)
* (military, usually in the plural) a friendly

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oma. Cognate to Estonian oma, Livonian umm, Votic õma and Northern Sami oapmi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈomɑ/, [ˈo̞mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -omɑ
* Hyphenation: oma

### Adjective

oma (comparative omempi, superlative omin)
* own (that belongs to one)
* (military) friendly (on one's own side)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of oma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omani
omani
accusative
nom.
omani
omani
gen.
omani
genitive
omani
omieni omaini $^{rare}$
partitive
omaani
omiani
inessive
omassani
omissani
elative
omastani
omistani
illative
omaani
omiini
adessive
omallani
omillani
ablative
omaltani
omiltani
allative
omalleni
omilleni
essive
omanani
ominani
translative
omakseni
omikseni
abessive
omattani
omittani
instructive
comitative
—omineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omasi
omasi
accusative
nom.
omasi
omasi
gen.
omasi
genitive
omasi
omiesi omaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
omaasi
omiasi
inessive
omassasi
omissasi
elative
omastasi
omistasi
illative
omaasi
omiisi
adessive
omallasi
omillasi
ablative
omaltasi
omiltasi
allative
omallesi
omillesi
essive
omanasi
ominasi
translative
omaksesi
omiksesi
abessive
omattasi
omittasi
instructive
comitative
—ominesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omamme
omamme
accusative
nom.
omamme
omamme
gen.
omamme
genitive
omamme
omiemme omaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
omaamme
omiamme
inessive
omassamme
omissamme
elative
omastamme
omistamme
illative
omaamme
omiimme
adessive
omallamme
omillamme
ablative
omaltamme
omiltamme
allative
omallemme
omillemme
essive
omanamme
ominamme
translative
omaksemme
omiksemme
abessive
omattamme
omittamme
instructive
comitative
—ominemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omanne
omanne
accusative
nom.
omanne
omanne
gen.
omanne
genitive
omanne
omienne omainne $^{rare}$
partitive
omaanne
omianne
inessive
omassanne
omissanne
elative
omastanne
omistanne
illative
omaanne
omiinne
adessive
omallanne
omillanne
ablative
omaltanne
omiltanne
allative
omallenne
omillenne
essive
omananne
ominanne
translative
omaksenne
omiksenne
abessive
omattanne
omittanne
instructive
comitative
—ominenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omansa
omansa
accusative
nom.
omansa
omansa
gen.
omansa
genitive
omansa
omiensa omainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
omaansa
omiaan omiansa
inessive
omassaan omassansa
omissaan omissansa
elative
omastaan omastansa
omistaan omistansa
illative
omaansa
omiinsa
adessive
omallaan omallansa
omillaan omillansa
ablative
omaltaan omaltansa
omiltaan omiltansa
allative
omalleen omallensa
omilleen omillensa
essive
omanaan omanansa
ominaan ominansa
translative
omakseen omaksensa
omikseen omiksensa
abessive
omattaan omattansa
omittaan omittansa
instructive
comitative
—omineen ominensa :

#### Derived terms

* ominainen
* omituinen
* omainen
* omanto
* omari
* ometta
* omaksua
* omata
* omia
* omistaa
* alinomaa
* ikioma
* nimenomattain
* oma-aloitteinen
* oma-apuryhmä
* omaehtoinen
* omaelämäkerrallinen
* omaelämäkerta
* omaharkintainen
* omahoitaja
* omahoito
* omahyväinen
* omailmeinen
* omakehu
* omakielinen
* omakiva
* omakohtainen
* omakotiasuja
* omakotiasukas
* omakotiasutus
* omakotirakentaja
* omakotirakentaminen
* omakotitalo
* omakotiyhdistys
* omakustanne
* omakustannukset
* omakustannus
* omakustannushinta
* omakustannusosuus
* omakustannustoiminta
* omakustanteinen
* omakuva
* omakätinen
* omalaatuinen
* omalakinen
* omaleimainen
* omalääkitys
* omalääkäri
* omanarvontunne
* omanarvontunto
* omaneduntavoittelija
* omanikäinen
* omankielinen
* omankädenoikeus
* omanlaatuinen
* omanlainen
* omannäköinen
* omanvoitonpyynti
* omanvoitonpyyntö
* omanvoitonpyyteinen
* omapaino
* omaperäinen
* omapohjainen
* omapäinen
* omarahoitteinen
* omarahoitus
* omarahoitusosuus
* omarantainen
* omasuoja
* omatahtoinen
* omatekoinen
* omatoimimatkailu
* omatoiminen
* omatunto
* omatuotanto
* omatuotantoinen
* omavalintainen
* omavalmiste
* omavaloinen
* omavaltainen
* omavalvonta
* omavarainen
* omavastuinen
* omavastuu
* omavelkainen
* omavoimainen
* omavoimaistuminen
* omaääninen
* ominpäin
* omintakeinen
* pääoma
* vuoteenoma
* yksinomaan

### Noun

oma
* (military, usually in the plural) friendly (someone on the same side)
    Älä ammu, ne ovat omia.Don't shoot, they are friendlies.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of oma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omani
omani
accusative
nom.
omani
omani
gen.
omani
genitive
omani
omieni omaini $^{rare}$
partitive
omaani
omiani
inessive
omassani
omissani
elative
omastani
omistani
illative
omaani
omiini
adessive
omallani
omillani
ablative
omaltani
omiltani
allative
omalleni
omilleni
essive
omanani
ominani
translative
omakseni
omikseni
abessive
omattani
omittani
instructive
comitative
—omineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omasi
omasi
accusative
nom.
omasi
omasi
gen.
omasi
genitive
omasi
omiesi omaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
omaasi
omiasi
inessive
omassasi
omissasi
elative
omastasi
omistasi
illative
omaasi
omiisi
adessive
omallasi
omillasi
ablative
omaltasi
omiltasi
allative
omallesi
omillesi
essive
omanasi
ominasi
translative
omaksesi
omiksesi
abessive
omattasi
omittasi
instructive
comitative
—ominesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omamme
omamme
accusative
nom.
omamme
omamme
gen.
omamme
genitive
omamme
omiemme omaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
omaamme
omiamme
inessive
omassamme
omissamme
elative
omastamme
omistamme
illative
omaamme
omiimme
adessive
omallamme
omillamme
ablative
omaltamme
omiltamme
allative
omallemme
omillemme
essive
omanamme
ominamme
translative
omaksemme
omiksemme
abessive
omattamme
omittamme
instructive
comitative
—ominemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omanne
omanne
accusative
nom.
omanne
omanne
gen.
omanne
genitive
omanne
omienne omainne $^{rare}$
partitive
omaanne
omianne
inessive
omassanne
omissanne
elative
omastanne
omistanne
illative
omaanne
omiinne
adessive
omallanne
omillanne
ablative
omaltanne
omiltanne
allative
omallenne
omillenne
essive
omananne
ominanne
translative
omaksenne
omiksenne
abessive
omattanne
omittanne
instructive
comitative
—ominenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
omansa
omansa
accusative
nom.
omansa
omansa
gen.
omansa
genitive
omansa
omiensa omainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
omaansa
omiaan omiansa
inessive
omassaan omassansa
omissaan omissansa
elative
omastaan omastansa
omistaan omistansa
illative
omaansa
omiinsa
adessive
omallaan omallansa
omillaan omillansa
ablative
omaltaan omaltansa
omiltaan omiltansa
allative
omalleen omallensa
omilleen omillensa
essive
omanaan omanansa
ominaan ominansa
translative
omakseen omaksensa
omikseen omiksensa
abessive
omattaan omattansa
omittaan omittansa
instructive
comitative
—omineen ominensa :

#### See also

* ystävyysottelu

### Further reading

* “oma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* moa

## Haitian Creole
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oma/

### Noun

oma
* lobster

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oma. Cognates include Finnish oma and Estonian oma.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈomɑ/, [ˈo̞mɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈomɑ/, [ˈo̞mɑ]
* Rhymes: -omɑ
* Hyphenation: o‧ma

### Adjective

oma (not comparable)
* own
** 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:Territorialisest, oman elopaikan poolest, iƶorat ollaa soomalaisiin, venäläisiin, virolaisiin ja vadjalaisiin naapurinna.Territorially, according to [their] own place of residence, Ingrians are neighbours to Finns, Russians, Estonians and Votes.
** (Can we date this quote?), “Omal maal”, performed by Arvo Survo:Omal maal, omal maal, omal kotimaal. Kual rauhan saan syämehein miä sinne kaihoon ain!In [my] own country, in [my] own country, in [my] own homeland. Where I'll get peace in my heart I will always long [to be] there!
** 2021, Kati Kallio, Riho Grünthal, Lasi Saressalo, quoting Olga Filatova, Inkerikot, setot ja vatjalaiset (overall work in Finnish), →ISBN, page 40:Ennee sottaa mittää sitä vennään keeltä meil ei olt - kaik oli oma keeli!Before the war we didn't have any Russian language - everything was our own language!

#### Derived terms

* ostooma
* saarenoma

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 362

## Karao
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

### Noun

oma
* mountainside garden

## Karelian
### Adjective

oma
* own

## Kari'na
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *ôtema; compare Apalaí osema, Trió ëema, Wayana ësema, Waiwai esama, Akawaio e'ma, Macushi ema, Pemon ema, Ye'kwana ööma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [oːma]

### Noun

óma (possessed omary)
* road, path
* line

### References

* Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 328
* Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “oma”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 335; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 328

## Kirikiri
### Noun

oma
* (Faia) tongue

#### Synonyms

* abla (Kirikiri)

### Further reading

* Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)

## Laboya
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

### Noun

oma
* garden

### References

* Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “oma”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

## Ladin
### Noun

oma f (plural omans)
* mother

## Lala (South Africa)
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

-óma
* to become dry

## Latvian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic умъ (umŭ, “mind, intellect”) (cf. Russian ум (um, “mind, intellect, wit”)), cognate with Lithuanian aumuõ (“understanding, notion, intellect”), genitive aumeñs. This word was borrowed into Latvian before the 13th century, while Old East Slavic у was still close to [o] in pronunciation. It conserved its original meaning (“mind,” “understanding”) well into the 19th century; the modern sense was an innovation introduced by Atis Kronvalds.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [uōma]
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### Noun

oma f (4th declension)
* mood (mental or emotional state)
    būt labā omā ― to be in a good mood
    būt priecīgā omā ― to be in a cheerful mood
    viņš šodien ir sliktā omā ― he is in a bad mood today

#### Derived terms

* omulīgs, omulīgums
* omulība

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “oma”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Ludian
### Adjective

oma
* own

## Maori
### Verb

oma
* run, race, flee, escape, move quickly, run away

## Maranao
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

#### Noun

oma
* farm

### Etymology 2

From Western Bukidnon Manobo uma.

#### Verb

oma
* to arrive

## Murui Huitoto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔma]
* Hyphenation: o‧ma

### Etymology 1

oma :
| Root | Classifier |
| oo- | -ma |
Cognates include Minica Huitoto oma and Nüpode Huitoto oma.

#### Noun

oma
* brother-in-law (to a female)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Root

oma
* tail

##### Derived terms

* omakaɨ

### References

* Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 53
* Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 41

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

-óma
* to become dry

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Northern Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

oma
* to be dry

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From German Oma (“grandma”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈõ.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈõ.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈo.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈo.mɐ/
* Hyphenation: o‧ma

### Noun

oma f (plural omas)
* (South Brazil, familiar) grandma
    Synonym: avó
    Antonym: opa

### Further reading

* “oma”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025

## Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

oma
* to be dry

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

-ôma
* to become dry

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch oma.

### Noun

oma
* grandmother

### References

* SIL International, Sranan Tongo – English Dictionary

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

-oma
* to become dry

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tswana
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

oma
* to be dry

## Volapük
### Pronoun

oma
* (genitive singular of om) "his"
** 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 21:Ma lesag oma, üdunom ädelo atosi.According to his statement, he would have done it yesterday.

#### Synonyms

* omik

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈo.ma/

### Noun

oma
* a child

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

-ôma
* to become dry

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ́ma.

### Verb

-ôma
* to become dry
* to become thirsty

#### Inflection
### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “oma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “oma (6.3)”