תמה

Aramaic

Verb

תְּמַהּ • (təmah)

to wonder at, be amazed

Synonyms

אִתְּמַהּ (ʾittəmah)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ת־מ־הּ (t-m-hּ)
2 terms

Related to Arabic تَمِهَ (tamiha), Aramaic תְּמַהּ (təmah).

Verb

תָּמַהּ • (tamáh) (pa'al construction, infinitive לתמוה / לִתְמֹהַּ, present תָּמֵהַּ, future יִתְמַהּ, passive participle תָּמוּהַּ)

to be amazed, astonished, astounded
to wonder

Conjugation

Conjugation of **תָּמַהּ** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לתמוה / לִתְמֹהַּ
		action noun		תְּמִיהָה
		passive participle		תָּמוּהַּ

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	תָּמַהְתִּי		תָּמַהְנוּ
	second	תָּמַהְתָּ	תָּמַהְתְּ	תְּמַהְתֶּם¹	תְּמַהְתֶּן¹
	third	תָּמַהּ	תָּמְהָה	תָּמְהוּ
present		תָּמֵהַּ	תְּמֵהָה	תְּמֵהִים	תְּמֵהוֹת
future	first	אֶתְמַהּ		נִתְמַהּ
	second	תִּתְמַהּ	תִּתְמְהִי	תִּתְמְהוּ	תִּתְמַהְנָה²
	third	יִתְמַהּ	תִּתְמַהּ	יִתְמְהוּ	תִּתְמַהְנָה²
imperative		תְּמַהּ	תִּמְהִי	תִּמְהוּ	תְּמַהְנָה²

¹ Pronounced תָּמַהְתֶּם and תָּמַהְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Adjective

תָּמֵהַּ • (taméah) (feminine תְּמֵהָה, masculine plural תְּמֵהִים, feminine plural תְּמֵהוֹת)

amazed, astonished, astounded

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /timh/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈteː.mah/, [ˈtʰeː.mah]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈte.mah/, [ˈtʰeː.mæh]
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ma/

Noun

תֵּמַהּ • (témah) m [pattern: קֵטֶל]

amazement, astonishment, wonder

Etymology 2

Adjective

תַּמָּה • (tamá)

feminine singular indefinite form of תָּם (tám).

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), and reinforced by derivatives (such as Latin thema and English theme).

Noun

תֶּמָה • (téma) f

a theme

Synonyms

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