"אמא" meaning in Aramaic

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Noun

IPA: /ʔɛmɑʔ/ Forms: אִמָּא [canonical, feminine], ʾimmā [romanization], אמהתא [plural], אבא [masculine, singular], ܐܡܐ [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔim- Proto-Semitic *ʔimm- Aramaic אמא Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-. Etymology templates: {{ety|arc|:inh|sem-pro:*ʔimm-|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔim- Proto-Semitic *ʔimm- Aramaic אמא [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Semitic", "term" : "*ʔimm-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "אמא", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "arc" }" data-lang="arc" data-title="אמא"> Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-. Head templates: {{head|arc|noun|plural|אמהתא|or||or||or||or||or||or||||singular masculine counterpart|אבא|f10tr=|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|f7tr=|f8tr=|f9tr=|g=f|g2=|head=אִמָּא|head2=|head3=|sc=|tr=ʾimmā|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=}} אִמָּא • (ʾimmā) f (plural אמהתא, singular masculine counterpart אבא), {{arc-noun|f|אמהתא|head=אִמָּא|m=אבא|tr=ʾimmā}} אִמָּא • (ʾimmā) f (plural אמהתא, singular masculine counterpart אבא)
  1. mother
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      "lang_code": "grc",
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      "lang_code": "he",
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  "forms": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אבא",
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        "masculine",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ܐܡܐ",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "14": "",
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        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "singular masculine counterpart",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "אבא",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "אמהתא",
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        "8": "",
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        "f1tr": "",
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        "f3tr": "",
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        "f5tr": "",
        "f6tr": "",
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        "g2": "",
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        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "sc": "",
        "tr": "ʾimmā",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": "",
        "tr5": "",
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    },
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        "2": "אמהתא",
        "head": "אִמָּא",
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        "tr": "ʾimmā"
      },
      "expansion": "אִמָּא • (ʾimmā) f (plural אמהתא, singular masculine counterpart אבא)",
      "name": "arc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Aramaic",
  "lang_code": "arc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "langcode": "arc",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "arc:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "בראשית רבה ע, טז\n[כט, יז] ״וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת״, אֲמוֹרָאֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן תִּרְגֵּם קוֹדְמוֹי: וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עֵינוֹהִי דְּאִימָּךְ הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין"
        }
      ],
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        "mother"
      ],
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          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔɛmɑʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "אמא"
}
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          "roman": "ama",
          "word": "ⲁⲙⲁ"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "grc",
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      "roman": "ammá",
      "word": "ἀμμά"
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          "word": "ⲁⲙⲁ"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "grc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "ammás",
      "word": "ἀμμάς"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "he",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "íma",
      "word": "אִמָּא"
    }
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      "form": "אִמָּא",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ʾimmā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אמהתא",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אבא",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ܐܡܐ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "singular masculine counterpart",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "אבא",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "אמהתא",
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        "6": "",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "",
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        "f3tr": "",
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        "f5tr": "",
        "f6tr": "",
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        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "אִמָּא",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "sc": "",
        "tr": "ʾimmā",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": "",
        "tr5": "",
        "tr6": ""
      },
      "expansion": "אִמָּא • (ʾimmā) f (plural אמהתא, singular masculine counterpart אבא)",
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    },
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        "1": "f",
        "2": "אמהתא",
        "head": "אִמָּא",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Aramaic",
  "lang_code": "arc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Aramaic feminine nouns",
        "Aramaic irregular nouns",
        "Aramaic lemmas",
        "Aramaic nouns",
        "Aramaic palindromes",
        "Aramaic terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
        "Aramaic terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "Aramaic terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic",
        "Aramaic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "arc:Family"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "בראשית רבה ע, טז\n[כט, יז] ״וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת״, אֲמוֹרָאֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן תִּרְגֵּם קוֹדְמוֹי: וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עֵינוֹהִי דְּאִימָּךְ הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔɛmɑʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "אמא"
}

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