North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic أُمّ (ʔumm).
Noun
إم • (ʔimm) f (plural إمات (ʔimmāt) or إمهات (ʔimmahāt))
- mother
See also
- أب (ʔabb, “father (Syria)”), بي (bayy, “father (Lebanon)”)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic أُمّ (ʔumm).
Pronunciation
Noun
إمّ • (ʔimm) f (plural إمّيات (ʔimmayāt) or أمّهات (ʔummahāt))
- mother
- Synonym: (formal) والدة (wālde)
See also
- ماما (ṃāṃa, “mom”)
- یامّا (yāmma, “mom”)
- أبو (ʔabu, “father”)
- أبّ (ʔabb, “father”)