See אמא on Wiktionary
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Buffer-%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%90.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Buffer-%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%90.wav.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "more formal",
"roman": "em",
"tags": [
"uncommon"
],
"translation": "more formal",
"word": "אֵם"
}
],
"word": "אמא"
}
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