עומק

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• עוֹםֶק

Etymology

Compare Tigrinya ዑምቆት (ʿumḳot, “depth”), Ge'ez ዕመቅ (ʿəmäḳ, “depth”), Amharic ጥልቀት (ṭəlḳät, “depth”), Arabic عمق (ʕamq, “depth”), Hebrew עומק (‘omek, “depth”), Classical Syriac ܥܘܡܩܐ (“depth”).

Noun

עֹמֶק • (‘omek or transliteration needed) m

1. depth, profoundness

Further reading

• “ˁwmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
ע־מ־ק (ʿ-m-q)

Noun

עומק / עֹמֶק • (‘omek) m (plural indefinite עומקים / עֳמָקִים, plural construct עומקי / עָמְקֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. depth