amrita

or am·ree·ta

[ uhm-ree-tuh ]

noun

, Hindu Mythology.

1. the beverage of immortality.
2. the immortality conferred by this beverage.

amrita

/ æmˈriːtə /

noun

1. the ambrosia of the gods that bestows immortality
2. the immortality it confers

Word History and Origins

Origin of amrita¹

1800–10; < Sanskrit, equivalent to a- not ( a- ⁶ ) + mṛta dead ( mṛ die + -ta verbid suffix); akin to Greek ámbrotos immortal

Word History and Origins

Origin of amrita¹

from Sanskrit amrta immortal, from a- without + mrta death

Example Sentences

A panel made up of the station’s presenters Haroon Rashid, Nikita Kanda, Gagan Grewal and Nadia Ali, plus industry experts Asim Burney, Amrita Tanna, and Karan Pangali chose the shortlist.

From BBC

Around 40 years ago, the Indian journalist Amrita Rangasami made the kind of brilliant point that seems obvious only in retrospect: Mass mortality is not famine itself, but its result.

From Slate

The chemical may be linked to more than 130 UK deaths since 2019, according to scientist Prof Amrita Ahluwalia, an expert in vascular pharmacology at Queen Mary University of London.

From BBC

The world's top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, is expected to extend its additional voluntary supply cuts to at least the first quarter, if not the first half of 2024, Amrita Sen, co-founder of consultancy Energy Aspects said on Wednesday.

From Reuters

Public health consultant Dr Amrita Jesurasa said 20 years ago, type 2 diabetes would have been perceived as a condition that affected just older people.

From BBC

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