amma
amma, ae, f., die Ohreule, Isid. 12, 7, 42 u. Gloss.
1 amma, æ , f. , oiseau de nuit : Isid. Orig. 12, 7, 42.
Αμμὰ, μήτηρ, τρόφος.
Pelagius libello 18. num. 19 : Vos estis fatuæ, nam hæc et vestra et mea est
Amma. Ex Palladio in Hist. Lausiaca, cap. 42 : ϓμεῖς ἐστε
σαλαὶ, αὐτὴ γὰρ καὶ ὑμῶν καὶ ἐμοῦ ἀμείνων οὖσα, ἀμμᾶς ἐστίν· οὓτω γὰρ καλοῦσι τὰς
πνευματικὰς μητέρας. Adde cap. 37. 38. 137. 138. Hæc avis, inquit ille ,
vulgo Amma dicitur, ab amando parvulos, unde et lac præbere dicitur nascentibus.
AMMA
AMMA(ἄμμα), a measure of length, equal to forty πήχεις (cubits) or sixty πόδες (feet). It was used in measuring land. (Hero, de Mensuris; Hultsch, Metrol. p. 36.)
[P.S]Amma
(ἄμμα). A measure of length = forty cubits (πήχεις) or sixty feet (πόδες).