אמה
Hebrew edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
אַמָּה • ('amá) f (plural indefinite אַמּוֹת)
- (anatomy) forearm
- (units of measure) Hebrew cubit, usually 44.3 cm (17½ in) but sometimes 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
- (anatomy) middle finger
- (anatomy, Mishnaic Hebrew, euphemistic) penis
- canal
Declension edit
Declension of אַמָּה
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | אַמָּה | first | אַמָּתִי | אַמָּתֵנוּ | ||
definite | הָאַמָּה | second | אַמָּתְךָ | אַמָּתֵךְ | אַמַּתְכֶם | אַמַּתְכֶן | |
construct | אַמַּת־ | third | אַמָּתוֹ | אַמָּתָהּ | אַמָּתָם | אַמָּתָן | |
plural | indefinite | אַמּוֹת | first | אמותיי / אַמּוֹתַי | אַמּוֹתֵינוּ | ||
definite | הָאַמּוֹת | second | אַמּוֹתֶיךָ | אמותייך / אַמּוֹתַיִךְ | אַמּוֹתֵיכֶם | אַמּוֹתֵיכֶן | |
construct | אַמּוֹת־ | third | אַמּוֹתָיו | אַמּוֹתֶיהָ | אַמּוֹתָם | אַמּוֹתָן |
Derived terms edit
- אמת מידה / אַמַּת מִדָּה (amát midá)
References edit
- H520 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-. The final ה has been reanalyzed as the third consonant of the root, as seen in the plural.
Noun edit
אָמָה • ('amá) f (plural indefinite אֲמָהוֹת or אָמוֹת, singular construct אֲמַת־, plural construct אַמְהוֹת־ or אֲמוֹת־)
Synonyms edit
- שִׁפְחָה (shifḥá)
See also edit
- עֶבֶד ('éved) (male counterpart)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
אֻמָּה • ('umá) f
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
אִמָּה • ('imá) f