The word "ਹਉਮੈ" (Haumai) consists of two words: ਹਉ (Hau) + ਮੈ (Mai). "ਹਉ" (Hau) essentially means "I, ਮੈ", etc. And, " ਮੈ" (Mai) means the same, that is, "I, ਮੈ", etc. So, when both terms are combined (i.e., ਹਉਮੈ-Haumai), it simply indicates the sense of "ਮੈ ਮੈ", "I, I" or "I-ness", "mine, mine", "mineness", "I, me, mine", ਆਪਾ-ਭਾਵ, etc