Aramaic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compare Tigrinya ዑምቆት (ʿumḳot, depth), Ge'ez ዕመቅ (ʿəmäḳ, depth), Amharic ጥልቀት (ṭəlḳät, depth), Arabic عمق (ʕamq, depth), Hebrew עומק (‘omek, depth), Classical Syriac ܥܘܡܩܐ (depth).

Noun edit

עֹמֶק (‘omek or transliteration neededm

  1. depth, profoundness

Further reading edit

  • ˁwmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew edit

Root
ע־מ־ק (ʿ-m-q)

Noun edit

עומק / עֹמֶק (‘omekm (plural indefinite עומקים / עֳמָקִים, plural construct עומקי / עָמְקֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. depth