"אלמא" meaning in All languages combined

See אלמא on Wiktionary

Noun [Arabic]

Forms: al-māʔ [romanization]
Head templates: {{ar-noun|+|m}} אלמא • (al-māʔ) m
  1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of الْمَاء (al-māʔ, “the water”) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-אלמא-ar-noun-i2FUi3fb Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic terms with irregular pronunciations, Judeo-Arabic, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 27 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 38 7

Adverb [Aramaic]

Forms: אַלְמָא [canonical], ʾalmā [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|arc|adverb|head=אַלְמָא|tr=ʾalmā}} אַלְמָא • (ʾalmā)
  1. (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic) consequently, therefore Tags: Jewish-Babylonian-Aramaic
    Sense id: en-אלמא-arc-adv-JFwdDEli Categories (other): Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Aramaic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Aramaic entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction [Aramaic]

Forms: אַלְּמָא [canonical], ʾalləmā [romanization]
Etymology: From אַ־ (ʾa-, “on, dialectal shortened form of עַל”) + לְמָא (ləmā, “why”). Etymology templates: {{af|arc|אַ־|לְמָא|t1=on, dialectal shortened form of <i class="Hebr mention" lang="arc">עַל</i>|t2=why|tr1=ʾa-|tr2=ləmā}} אַ־ (ʾa-, “on, dialectal shortened form of עַל”) + לְמָא (ləmā, “why”) Head templates: {{head|arc|conj|head=אַלְּמָא|tr=ʾalləmā}} אַלְּמָא • (ʾalləmā)
  1. (Jewish Babylonian Magic Bowl Aramaic) why Synonyms: עַל מָא, אַמַּאי, לְמַאי, לְמָא
    Sense id: en-אלמא-arc-conj-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Aramaic terms prefixed with א־ Disambiguation of Aramaic terms prefixed with א־: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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