"אלמנה" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אלמנה.wav Forms: אַלְמָנָה [canonical], almaná [romanization], אַלְמָנוֹת [indefinite, plural], אַלְמָן [masculine]
Etymology: Root א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m) Possibly from the root א־ל־ם, and if so comparable to Arabic أَلَم (ʔalam, “pain, ache”). But compare also Aramaic אַרְמַלְתָּא (ʾarmaltā) and Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala). One of the two consonantisms is likely due to assimilation and dissimilation processes. Etymology templates: {{HE root|אלם}} Root א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m), {{cog|ar|أَلَم||pain, ache}} Arabic أَلَم (ʔalam, “pain, ache”), {{cog|arc|אַרְמַלְתָּא|tr=ʾarmaltā}} Aramaic אַרְמַלְתָּא (ʾarmaltā), {{cog|ar|أَرْمَلَة}} Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=f|m=אַלְמָן|pl=אַלְמָנוֹת|tr=almaná|wv=אַלְמָנָה}} אַלְמָנָה • (almaná) f (plural indefinite אַלְמָנוֹת, masculine counterpart אַלְמָן)
  1. widow (a woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower) Categories (topical): Death, Female people Derived forms: אלמנה שחורה (almaná sh'khorá), אַלְמָנָה שְׁחֹרָה (almaná sh'khorá), אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ (alm'nát kásh)
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "אלם"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)",
      "name": "HE root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَلَم",
        "3": "",
        "4": "pain, ache"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَلَم (ʔalam, “pain, ache”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "אַרְמַלְתָּא",
        "tr": "ʾarmaltā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic אַרְמַלְתָּא (ʾarmaltā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَرْمَلَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Root\n א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)\nPossibly from the root א־ל־ם, and if so comparable to Arabic أَلَم (ʔalam, “pain, ache”). But compare also Aramaic אַרְמַלְתָּא (ʾarmaltā) and Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala). One of the two consonantisms is likely due to assimilation and dissimilation processes.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אַלְמָנָה",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "almaná",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלְמָנוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלְמָן",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "m": "אַלְמָן",
        "pl": "אַלְמָנוֹת",
        "tr": "almaná",
        "wv": "אַלְמָנָה"
      },
      "expansion": "אַלְמָנָה • (almaná) f (plural indefinite אַלְמָנוֹת, masculine counterpart אַלְמָן)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ל־ם",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "he:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "he:Female People",
          "parents": [
            "Female",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "almaná sh'khorá",
          "word": "אלמנה שחורה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "almaná sh'khorá",
          "word": "אַלְמָנָה שְׁחֹרָה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "alm'nát kásh",
          "word": "אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "widow (a woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower)"
      ],
      "id": "en-אלמנה-he-noun-qkxIxrgX",
      "links": [
        [
          "widow",
          "widow#English:_Q179115"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ],
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ],
        [
          "died",
          "died"
        ],
        [
          "widower",
          "widower"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "אלמנה"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "almaná sh'khorá",
      "word": "אלמנה שחורה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "almaná sh'khorá",
      "word": "אַלְמָנָה שְׁחֹרָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "alm'nát kásh",
      "word": "אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "אלם"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)",
      "name": "HE root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَلَم",
        "3": "",
        "4": "pain, ache"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَلَم (ʔalam, “pain, ache”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "אַרְמַלְתָּא",
        "tr": "ʾarmaltā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic אַרְמַלְתָּא (ʾarmaltā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَرْمَلَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Root\n א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)\nPossibly from the root א־ל־ם, and if so comparable to Arabic أَلَم (ʔalam, “pain, ache”). But compare also Aramaic אַרְמַלְתָּא (ʾarmaltā) and Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala). One of the two consonantisms is likely due to assimilation and dissimilation processes.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אַלְמָנָה",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "almaná",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלְמָנוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלְמָן",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "m": "אַלְמָן",
        "pl": "אַלְמָנוֹת",
        "tr": "almaná",
        "wv": "אַלְמָנָה"
      },
      "expansion": "אַלְמָנָה • (almaná) f (plural indefinite אַלְמָנוֹת, masculine counterpart אַלְמָן)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew feminine nouns",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ל־ם",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "he:Death",
        "he:Female People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "widow (a woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "widow",
          "widow#English:_Q179115"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ],
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ],
        [
          "died",
          "died"
        ],
        [
          "widower",
          "widower"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "אלמנה"
}

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