אומתא

Aramaic

Etymology

From a Proto-Semitic root, (ʾ-m-m), forming words related to preceding, leading, or heading in a direction. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܐܡܘܬܐ (ʾumməṯā), Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה (ʾummā) and Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔumtɑʔ/

Noun

אומתא • (ʾumməṯā) f (plural אומותא or אמותא)

1. nation, people

References

• “ˀwmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons