ماما

māmā= P مام mām (prob. fr. S. माम), s.f. Mother;—a respectful compellation for an old woman;—a woman who acts as a kind of general servant; a maid-servant:—mām-ě-nāf, or mām-nāf, s.f. A midwife:—mām-nāfī, s.f. Midwifery (=māmā`ī):—māmā-garī, s.f. The work of a maid-servant.