"אמא" meaning in Hebrew

See אמא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈ(ʔ)i.ma/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Buffer-אמא.wav Forms: אִמָּא [canonical, feminine], íma [romanization], אִמָּהוֹת [indefinite, plural], אַבָּא [masculine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Aramaic אִמָּא (ʾimmā). Etymology templates: {{ety|he|:bor|arc:אִמָּא}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "ʾimmā", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Afroasiatic", "term" : "*ʔim-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "afa-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "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" : "אִמָּא", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Hebrew", "term" : "אמא", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "he" }" data-lang="he" data-title="אמא">, {{bor+|he|arc|אִמָּא|tr=ʾimmā}} Borrowed from Aramaic אִמָּא (ʾimmā) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=f|m=אַבָּא|pl=אִמָּהוֹת|tr=íma|wv=אִמָּא}} אִמָּא • (íma) f (plural indefinite אִמָּהוֹת, masculine counterpart אַבָּא)
  1. mother Synonyms: אֵם (em) (english: more formal) [uncommon] Derived forms: אמא׳לה (ímale)
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          "text": "באותה תקופה תמיד הייתי מבקרת את אמא שלי ביוון לכמה שבועות בקיץ.",
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          "english": "At the time, I would always visit my mum in Greece for a few weeks in the summer.",
          "roman": "b'otáh t'kufá tamíd hayíti m'vakéret et íma shelí b'yaván l'káma shavu'ót bakáyits.",
          "text": "באותה תקופה תמיד הייתי מבקרת את אמא שלי ביוון לכמה שבועות בקיץ.",
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      "english": "more formal",
      "roman": "em",
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      "translation": "more formal",
      "word": "אֵם"
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  "word": "אמא"
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