Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)

Noun edit

אֵימָה (eimáf (singular construct אֵימַת־)

  1. terror

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

אֲיֻמָּה (ayumá)

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

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

אימה / אִמָּהּ (imá)

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

Etymology 4 edit

Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)

Loan translation of Latin mātrīx.

Noun edit

אימה / אִמָּה (imáf (singular construct אימת / אִמַּת־)

  1. printing form, matrix

References edit

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

Further reading edit