מאמר

Hebrew

Root
א־מ־ר (ʾ-m-r)

Pronunciation

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Noun

מַאֲמָר • (ma'amár) m (plural indefinite מַאֲמָרִים, singular construct מַאֲמַר־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

1. article (relatively short written theoretical work)
2. saying, expression
3. (scholarly) in the words of

References

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

Further reading

• מאמר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מַאֲמָר (ma'amár).

Noun

מאמר • (maymer) m, plural מאמרים (maymorem)

1. saying, expression
2. (Chabad) discourse, a treatise of mystical philosophy

Related terms

• מימרא (meymre)