حماة
Arabic
Etymology 1
Feminine of حَم (ḥam, “father-in-law”), constructed as if from the root ح م و (ḥ m w).
Noun
حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) f (dual حَمَاتَانِ (ḥamātāni), plural حَمَوَات (ḥamawāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَمَاة ḥamāt |
الْحَمَاة al-ḥamāt |
حَمَاة ḥamāt |
| nominative | حَمَاةٌ ḥamātun |
الْحَمَاةُ al-ḥamātu |
حَمَاةُ ḥamātu |
| accusative | حَمَاةً ḥamātan |
الْحَمَاةَ al-ḥamāta |
حَمَاةَ ḥamāta |
| genitive | حَمَاةٍ ḥamātin |
الْحَمَاةِ al-ḥamāti |
حَمَاةِ ḥamāti |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | حَمَاتَيْن ḥamātayn |
الْحَمَاتَيْن al-ḥamātayn |
حَمَاتَيْ ḥamātay |
| nominative | حَمَاتَانِ ḥamātāni |
الْحَمَاتَانِ al-ḥamātāni |
حَمَاتَا ḥamātā |
| accusative | حَمَاتَيْنِ ḥamātayni |
الْحَمَاتَيْنِ al-ḥamātayni |
حَمَاتَيْ ḥamātay |
| genitive | حَمَاتَيْنِ ḥamātayni |
الْحَمَاتَيْنِ al-ḥamātayni |
حَمَاتَيْ ḥamātay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَمَوَات ḥamawāt |
الْحَمَوَات al-ḥamawāt |
حَمَوَات ḥamawāt |
| nominative | حَمَوَاتٌ ḥamawātun |
الْحَمَوَاتُ al-ḥamawātu |
حَمَوَاتُ ḥamawātu |
| accusative | حَمَوَاتٍ ḥamawātin |
الْحَمَوَاتِ al-ḥamawāti |
حَمَوَاتِ ḥamawāti |
| genitive | حَمَوَاتٍ ḥamawātin |
الْحَمَوَاتِ al-ḥamawāti |
حَمَوَاتِ ḥamawāti |
Descendants
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حماة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 2
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Proper noun
حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) f
Declension
| singular | singular diptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | حَمَاة ḥamāt |
— |
| nominative | — | حَمَاةُ ḥamātu |
— |
| accusative | — | حَمَاةَ ḥamāta |
— |
| genitive | — | حَمَاةَ ḥamāta |
— |
Derived terms
- حَمَوِيّ (ḥamawiyy)
Descendants
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حماة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 3
Noun
حُمَاة • (ḥumāh) pl
- plural of حَامٍ (ḥāmin)
Descendants
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح م و |
| 2 terms |
Alternative forms
- حماي (ḥamāy)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
حماة • (ḥamā) f (plural حموات (ḥamawāt), masculine حما (ḥama))