אמה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (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
אַמָּה • (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
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | 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
- אמת מידה / אַמַּת מִדָּה (amát midá)
References
- H520 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-. In the plural the two-radical word was enhanced with /h/; compare a similar case in Arabic أُمَّهات (ʔummahāt, “mothers”).
Noun
אָמָה • (amá) f (plural indefinite אֲמָהוֹת or אָמוֹת, singular construct אֲמַת־, plural construct אַמְהוֹת־ or אֲמוֹת־)
Synonyms
- שִׁפְחָה (shifkhá)
See also
- עֶבֶד (éved, “male counterpart”)
Etymology 3
Noun
אֻמָּה • (umá) f
- defective spelling of אומה
Etymology 4
Noun
אִמָּה • (imá) f
- defective spelling of אימה