Amah

Quoth Ni'amah's mother, "I fear lest thy lord know;" but said the old woman, "By Allah, I will not let her take seat on the floor; no, she shall look, standing on her feet, and not tarry." ❋ Anonymous (1855)

Ni'amah's house and frequented his slave-wife, Naomi. ❋ Anonymous (1855)

“That amah, she raised her,” Grace said sniff-ily. ❋ Hilary Spurling (2010)

Looking after Carol for the first time without an amah, cooking, cleaning, washing, and shopping for a family of three on the single modest salary that was all they had now that she herself was no longer teaching, meant hard physical labor and stringent economy. ❋ Hilary Spurling (2010)

“She got a great deal from her amah,” said Marian. ❋ Hilary Spurling (2010)

Gov Zaldy clasping my hand said: “Ipaubaya ni amah si Datu Unsay sayo” and turned over Datu Unsay to me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The word for “maidservant” is amah, which can connote a high status or honorific title, as well as marital status, when it is associated with an important official such as Elnathan the governor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The inclusion of a female Davidic descendant as amah with Elnathan was certainly one way of solidifying local support for the Persian-appointed administration. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Has two Secret Service men, and brought over two of her own, a trained nurse, amah, cook, etc. ❋ Hannah Pakula (2009)

I climbed out of the window and escaped with the help of my amah. ❋ Hannah Pakula (2009)

And worse yet, maybe his Panamian amah was a Marxist! ❋ Unknown (2008)

He learned Cantonese from his Chinese amah in six months, and could read, write, and speak Mandarin by the time he was seven. ❋ Beverly Swerling (2007)

The Mishnah Brurah*** says that the TK must be 3/4 of an amah (15ish inches) wide, and others hold that it needs to be an amah (about 19 inches) wide. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It was John Russo, amah who had been hurt but who refused to use his hurt as an excuse to behave badly. ❋ Arnold, Judith (1997)

My amah, Lao Shu, always complained to my parents that I was as much trouble as two children. ❋ McKenna, Lindsay (1990)

I asked my amah, who always managed to appear next to my bed the instant I was awake. ❋ Tan, Amy (1989)

[Mum]: [Go to your room] now! [Child]: I amah!!! ❋ Why_are_clouds_green (2019)

Amah, doesn’t [your name] [mean] Saturday-born? ❋ Jupitersaturdaymoney (2021)

I have a [new] [amah],who workes [really] so! ❋ Sweetiepie Prr (2006)