אַם

See also: אם, Appendix:Variations of "am", and Appendix:Variations of "im"

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• נאַם (nam)

Etymology

From Old High German amma. Compare German Amme. Alternative form נאַם (nam) likely formed via rebracketing, i.e. אַן אַם (an am) to אַ נאַם (a nam).

Noun

אַם • (am) f, plural אַמען (amen)

1. wet nurse