vt., Finished, of a pre-Christian prayer (said almost at the end of a prayer); to finish a prayer, to pray and sacrifice.
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v. Conj. 9th of ama, to offer, &c. To give over to the gods in sacrifice.
2. To offer sacrifice as an act of worship. Hoik. 8:3. O ke kino uhane ole e waiho ana, amama ae la ke alii, the body lying without life the king offered in sacrifice; ua amamaia aku la i kona akua ia Kaili, he was sacrificed to his god Kaili; to offer prayers; amama, ua noa, like our term Amen to a prayer. Laieik. 104.
s. The offering of a sacrifice; ka amama ana i ke kanaka i ke akua.
So be it; let it be so; amen: used more formally at the close of a prayer: Amama, ua noa; so be it, it is free (from the tabu).
A word used frequently at the end of a prayer in connection with the word noa, free, as in the expression: amama ua noa. The evident meaning is, it, the tabu, is lifted, is free. It is conjectured that the word amama is derived from or related to the word, mama, light, in the sense of levitation.
The offering of a sacrifice: amama ana i ke kanaka i ke akua.
1. To give over to the gods in sacrifice; to offer prayer or sacrifice.
2. To offer sacrifice as an act of worship: Ua amama aku o Umi i ke kino o Hakau imua o Kaili kona akua; Umi offered the body of Hakau in sacrifice before Kaili his god.
Some of the old words with which prayers were closed—like or probably have a significance similar to the amen which is used in closing Christian prayers.
The kapu is lifted; it is flown away!
Offering of a sacrifice; to finish a prayer; to pray and sacrifice. The word is like the Christian “amen,” in effect ending a prayer.
(ke) amama ancient “amen.”
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