אם
Hebrew edit
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m) |
From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)em/
- Rhymes: -em
Noun edit
אֵם • (em) f (plural indefinite אימהות / אִמָּהוֹת or אִמּוֹת, singular construct אֵם־, masculine counterpart אָב) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- (formal or dated) mother (one’s female parent)
- mother, feminine originator or codifier (as in "the mother of all battles")
Declension edit
Declension of אֵם
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | אֵם | first | אִמִּי | אִמֵּנוּ | ||
definite | הָאֵם | second | אִמְּךָ | אִמֵּךְ | אִמְּכֶם | אִמְּכֶן | |
construct | אֵם־ | third | אִמּוֹ | אִמָּהּ | אִמָּם | אִמָּן | |
plural | indefinite | אימהות / אִמָּהוֹת | first | אימותיי / אִמּוֹתַי | אימותינו / אִמּוֹתֵינוּ | ||
definite | האימהות / הָאִמָּהוֹת | second | אימותיך / אִמּוֹתֶיךָ | אימותייך / אִמּוֹתַיִךְ | אימותיכם / אִמּוֹתֵיכֶם | אימותיכן / אִמּוֹתֵיכֶן | |
construct | אימות־ / אִמּוֹת־ | third | אימותיו / אִמּוֹתָיו | אימותיה / אִמּוֹתֶיהָ | אימותם / אִמּוֹתָם | אימותן / אִמּוֹתָן |
Synonyms edit
- אִמָּא (íma) (more common, less formal)
Derived terms edit
- אֵם הַדֶּרֶךְ (em hadérekh)
- אַמְנוּן (amnún)
- אֵם קְרִיאָה ('em k'ri'á)
- שְׂפַת אֵם (s'fat 'ém)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Semitic *šim.
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)im/
- Rhymes: -im
Audio (IL) (file)
Conjunction edit
אִם • (im)
Usage notes edit
- Unlike English if, future tense commonly occurs after אִם (im).
Derived terms edit
- אִם וְרַק אִם ('im v'rak 'im)
References edit
- “אם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
- אם (משפחה) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he