אימה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)

Noun

אֵימָה • (eimá) f (singular construct אֵימַת־)

1. terror

Etymology 2

Adjective

אֲיֻמָּה • (ayumá)

1. Defective spelling of איומה (ayumá), feminine singular indefinite form of איום / אָיֹם (ayóm)

Etymology 3

Noun

אימה / אִמָּהּ • (imá)

1. singular form of אֵם (ém)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor

Etymology 4

Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)

Loan translation of Latin mātrīx.

Noun

אימה / אִמָּה • (imá) f (singular construct אימת / אִמַּת־)

1. printing form, matrix

References

• “אימה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• אימה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he