"Amora" meaning in All languages combined

See Amora on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Amoras [plural], Amoraim [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew אָמוֹרָא (āmorā), from Aramaic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|אָמוֹרָא|tr=āmorā}} Hebrew אָמוֹרָא (āmorā), {{der|en|arc|-}} Aramaic Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Amoraim}} Amora (plural Amoras or Amoraim)
  1. Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.
    Sense id: en-Amora-en-noun-OmrNSPuA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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