שמה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Often analyzed as שָׁם (sham) + ־ָה (-a). Compare Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma) and ثَمَّة (ṯamma), Aramaic תַּמָּה (tammā), תַּמָּן (tammān).
Adverb
שָׁמָּה • (sháma)
Further reading
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־מ־ם (sh-m-m) |
| 3 terms |
Alternative forms
Noun
שַׁמָּה • (shamá) f (plural indefinite שַׁמּוֹת, singular construct שַׁמַּת־)
- waste, desolation
- Tanach, Jeremiah 25:38, with translation of the English Standard Version:
- עָזַב כַּכְּפִיר סֻכֹּו כִּֽי־הָיְתָה אַרְצָם לְשַׁמָּה […]
- Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste […]
Derived terms
- עָשָׂה שַׁמּוֹת
Etymology 3
Noun
שְׁמָהּ • (sh'máh)
- singular form of שֵׁם (shém) with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor.