אמה
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔamˈma/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔamˈmɔː/, [ʔamˈmɔː]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔamˈmɔ/, [ʔamˈmɔː]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔæmˈmɒ/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /aˈmɔ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈma/
Noun
editאַמָּה • ('amá) f (plural indefinite אַמּוֹת)
- (anatomy) forearm
- (units of measure) Hebrew cubit, usually 44.3 cm (17½ in) but sometimes 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
- (anatomy) middle finger
- (anatomy, Mishnaic Hebrew, euphemistic) penis
- canal
Declension
editDeclension of אַמָּה
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | אַמָּה | first | אַמָּתִי | אַמָּתֵנוּ | ||
definite | הָאַמָּה | second | אַמָּתְךָ | אַמָּתֵךְ | אַמַּתְכֶם | אַמַּתְכֶן | |
construct | אַמַּת־ | third | אַמָּתוֹ | אַמָּתָהּ | אַמָּתָם | אַמָּתָן | |
plural | indefinite | אַמּוֹת | first | אמותיי / אַמּוֹתַי | אַמּוֹתֵינוּ | ||
definite | הָאַמּוֹת | second | אַמּוֹתֶיךָ | אמותייך / אַמּוֹתַיִךְ | אַמּוֹתֵיכֶם | אַמּוֹתֵיכֶן | |
construct | אַמּוֹת־ | third | אַמּוֹתָיו | אַמּוֹתֶיהָ | אַמּוֹתָם | אַמּוֹתָן |
Derived terms
edit- אמת מידה / אַמַּת מִדָּה (amát midá)
References
edit- H520 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-. The final ה has been reanalyzed as the third consonant of the root, as seen in the plural.
Noun
editאָמָה • ('amá) f (plural indefinite אֲמָהוֹת or אָמוֹת, singular construct אֲמַת־, plural construct אַמְהוֹת־ or אֲמוֹת־)
Synonyms
edit- שִׁפְחָה (shifḥá)
See also
edit- עֶבֶד ('éved) (male counterpart)
Etymology 3
editNoun
editאֻמָּה • ('umá) f
Etymology 4
editNoun
editאִמָּה • ('imá) f