मामी (maamii)

noun मामी (maamii) means one's maternal uncle's wife -- the wife of मामा (maamaa). It has a single core sense used in family/kinship talk.
Sense 1 : maternal uncle's wife (aunt by marriage, mother's brother's wife)
noun, feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In most Hindi-speaking households, every relative on both sides has its own dedicated word, and मामी (maamii) is one half of the मामा-मामी (maamaa-maamii) pair that anchors the mother's side of the family -- often a warm, joking relationship, since मामा (maamaa) is proverbially indulgent toward nephews and nieces. Compare it with चाची (chaachii) on the father's side to see how Hindi keeps the two lineages linguistically separate.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for the generic English word 'aunt' and then can't distinguish which relative is meant -- Hindi kinship terms are precise, so मामी (maamii) specifically means मामा (maamaa)'s wife, not चाची (chaachii) (paternal uncle's wife) or मौसी (mausii) (mother's sister). 2) Some learners mistakenly treat मामी (maamii) as the feminine of मामा (maamaa) meaning 'female maternal uncle,' when it actually names the person married into the family, not a blood relative.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी मामी बहुत अच्छा खाना बनाती हैं। My aunt (maternal uncle's wife) cooks very good food.
(merii maamii bahut achchhaa khaanaa banaatii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मामी ने पिछले साल हमारे लिए स्वेटर बुना था। Aunt knitted a sweater for us last year.
(maamii ne pichhle saal hamaare lie svetar bunaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या मामी घर पर हैं? Is aunt at home?
(kyaa maamii ghar par hain?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मामी, आज रात को हमारे साथ खाना खाइए। Aunt, please have dinner with us tonight.
(maamii, aaj raat ko hamaare saath khaanaa khaaie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर मामी यहाँ होतीं, तो वे मेरी बहुत मदद करतीं। If aunt were here, she would help me a lot.
(agar maamii yahaan hotiin, to ve merii bahut madad kartiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
मामा-मामी दोनों शादी में साथ आए थे। Both maternal uncle and aunt came together to the wedding.
(maamaa-maamii donon shaadii men saath aae the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मामी हमेशा मुझसे मज़ाक करती रहती हैं कि मैं दुबला हो गया हूँ। Aunt is always teasing me that I've become thin.
(maamii hameshaa mujhse mazaak kartii rahtii hain ki main dublaa ho gayaa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मामी रसोई में बैठी हैं और सब्ज़ी काट रही हैं। Aunt is sitting in the kitchen and cutting vegetables.
(maamii rasoii men baithii hain aur sabzii kaat rahii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मुझे उम्मीद है कि मामी अगले महीने हमसे मिलने आएँगी। I hope that aunt will come to visit us next month.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki maamii agle mahiine hamse milne aaengii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
मामी के हाथ का बना हलवा सबको पसंद है। Everyone loves the halwa made by aunt's hands.
(maamii ke haath kaa banaa halvaa sabko pasand hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
बचपन में मामी मुझे अपने घर ले जाती थीं और बहुत लाड़ करती थीं। In my childhood, aunt used to take me to her house and pamper me a lot.
(bachpan men maamii mujhe apne ghar le jaatii thiin aur bahut laad kartii thiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): मामी (maamii)
(sg.f.oblique): मामी (maamii)
(pl.f.direct): मामियाँ (maamiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): मामियों (maamiyon)