אימה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)
3 terms

Noun

אֵימָה • (eimá) f (singular construct אֵימַת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. terror

Etymology 2

Adjective

אֲיֻמָּה • (ayumá)

  1. Defective spelling of איומה (ayumá), feminine singular indefinite form of איום / אָיֹם (ayóm)

Etymology 3

Noun

אימה / אִמָּהּ • (imá)

  1. singular form of אֵם (ém)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor

Etymology 4

Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)
4 terms

Calque of Latin mātrīx.

Noun

אימה / אִמָּה • (imá) f (singular construct אימת / אִמַּת־)

  1. printing form, matrix

References

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

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