אם
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
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א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m) |
From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-.
Pronunciation
edit- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔeːm/, [ˈʔeː.em]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔem/, [ˈʔeːm]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)em/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ejm/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)em/
- Rhymes: -em
Noun
editאֵם • (em) f (plural indefinite אימהות / אִמָּהוֹת or אִמּוֹת, singular construct אֵם־, masculine counterpart אָב) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- (formal or dated) mother (one’s female parent)
- mother, feminine originator or codifier (as in "the mother of all battles")
Declension
editDeclension of אֵם
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | אֵם | first | אִמִּי | אִמֵּנוּ | ||
definite | הָאֵם | second | אִמְּךָ | אִמֵּךְ | אִמְּכֶם | אִמְּכֶן | |
construct | אֵם־ | third | אִמּוֹ | אִמָּהּ | אִמָּם | אִמָּן | |
plural | indefinite | אימהות / אִמָּהוֹת | first | אימותיי / אִמּוֹתַי | אימותינו / אִמּוֹתֵינוּ | ||
definite | האימהות / הָאִמָּהוֹת | second | אימותיך / אִמּוֹתֶיךָ | אימותייך / אִמּוֹתַיִךְ | אימותיכם / אִמּוֹתֵיכֶם | אימותיכן / אִמּוֹתֵיכֶן | |
construct | אימות־ / אִמּוֹת־ | third | אימותיו / אִמּוֹתָיו | אימותיה / אִמּוֹתֶיהָ | אימותם / אִמּוֹתָם | אימותן / אִמּוֹתָן |
Synonyms
edit- אִמָּא (íma) (more common, less formal)
Derived terms
edit- אֵם הַדֶּרֶךְ (em hadérekh)
- אַמְנוּן (amnún)
- אֵם קְרִיאָה ('em k'ri'á)
- שְׂפַת אֵם (s'fat 'ém)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Semitic *šim.
Pronunciation
edit- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔim/, [ʔim]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔim/, [ʔim]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)im/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /im/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)im/
- Rhymes: -im
Audio (Israel): (file)
Conjunction
editאִם • (im)
Usage notes
edit- Unlike English if, future tense commonly occurs after אִם (im).
Derived terms
edit- אִם וְרַק אִם ('im v'rak 'im)
References
edit- “אם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
edit- אם (משפחה) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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