עמא

Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕammɑ/

Noun

עַמָּא • (ʿammā) m (plural עַמְּמַיָא)

1. people, nation
   • Tanach, Genesis 14:16, with translation of the New International Version:

     וַאֲתֵיב יָת כָּל קִניָנָא וְאַף יָת לוֹט אֲחוּהִי וְקִניָנֵיהּ אֲתֵיב וְאַף יָת נְשַׁיָא וְיָת עַמָא

     He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people

2. folk

Inflection

    declension of עמא

	singular	plural
absolute	עַם	עַמְּמִין
construct	עַם	עַמְּמֵי
emphatic	עַמָּא	עַמְּמַיָּא

Noun

עמא • (ʿammā) m (plural עמא, singular feminine counterpart עמתא)

1. paternal uncle
2. great-grandfather
3. father's sister

References

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

References

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