amba

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noun

A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement.

OriginAmharic ዐምባ →
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Meanings

amba1

nounamba (plural ambas)

plural ambas

  1. A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement.

amba2

nounamba (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA blended mash of mainly pickled mango, used as a side dish or condiment.

Amba3

proper noun
  1. Hinduisman epithet of goddess Durga.
  2. HinduismName of the eldest daughter of the king of Kasi in the epic Mahabharata.
  3. A female given name from Sanskrit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
table mountain

Origin

amba · noun

  1. Amharicዐምባ
  2. Amharicዐምባ
  3. Englishamba

Borrowed from Amharic ዐምባ (ʿämba).

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amba · noun

  1. Sanskritआम्र
  2. Hebrewעמבה
  3. Arabicعَمْبَة
  4. Englishamba

From Arabic عَمْبَة (ʕamba) and Hebrew עמבה; ultimately from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

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Amba · proper noun

  1. Sanskritअम्बा
  2. EnglishAmba

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).

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Translations

Bengali অম্বা
  • অম্বা (omba)princess of Kasi
Hindi अंबा, अंबा
  • अंबा (ambā)princess of Kasi
  • अंबा (ambā)female given name
Russian Амба
  • Амба (Amba)princess of Kasi
Tamil அம்பா
  • அம்பா (ampā)princess of Kasi

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bamaMabaAMABBAAM
Cite this entry
APA

amba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amba

MLA

“amba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amba.

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