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אימה

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)

Noun

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אֵימָה • (eimá) f (singular construct אֵימַת־)

  1. terror

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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אֲיֻמָּה • (ayumá)

  1. Defective spelling of איומה (ayumá), feminine singular indefinite form of איום / אָיֹם (ayóm)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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אימה / אִמָּהּ • (imá)

  1. singular form of אֵם (ém)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor

Etymology 4

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Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)

Loan translation of Latin mātrīx.

Noun

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אימה / אִמָּה • (imá) f (singular construct אימת / אִמַּת־)

  1. printing form, matrix

References

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  • “אימה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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