אם
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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, dated) mother (a female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered))
- 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'fát ém)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Semitic *šim.
Pronunciation
edit- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔim/, [ʔim]
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔim/, [ʔiːm]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔim/, [ʔim]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)im/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /im/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔim/, /im/
- Rhymes: -im
Audio (Israel): (file)
Conjunction
editאִם • (im)
Usage notes
editIn contrast to English, in predictive conditional sentences the future tense is commonly used in both the antecedent and the consequent, e.g.
.אם תשמרי את המכתבים שלי, אשמור את המתנות שלָךְ (If you keep my letters, I will keep your presents.)
Derived terms
edit- אִם וְרַק אִם (im v'rák 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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- Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־מ־ם
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hebrew/em
- Rhymes:Hebrew/em/1 syllable
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֵטֶל
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- Hebrew formal terms
- Hebrew dated terms
- Hebrew terms with quotations
- Rhymes:Hebrew/im
- Rhymes:Hebrew/im/1 syllable
- Hebrew terms with audio pronunciation
- Hebrew conjunctions
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- Hebrew nouns with irregular gender counterpart
- he:Female family members
- he:Parents