Possibly a variant or dialectal term (etymology and definition unclear); may refer to a master or someone of authority in certain traditions.
Possibly related to 'master' or borrowed from another language; the etymology is uncertain and this appears to be an extremely rare or specialized term with no clear documented origin.
Amasta is so obscure that standard dictionaries barely mention it—it might be a dialectal variant, a technical term from a specific community, or even a misspelling that became fossilized, showing how some words enter the record without clear explanation.
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