אמה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔamˈma/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔamˈmɔː/, [ʔamˈmɔː]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔamˈmɔ/, [ʔamˈmɔː]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔæmˈmɒ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈmɔ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈma/

Noun

אַמָּה • (amá) f (plural indefinite אַמּוֹת)

1. (anatomy) forearm
2. (units of measure) Hebrew cubit, usually 44.3 cm (17½ in) but sometimes 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
3. (anatomy) middle finger
4. (anatomy, Mishnaic Hebrew, euphemistic) penis
5. canal

Declension

Declension of אַמָּה

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	אַמָּה	first	אַמָּתִי		אַמָּתֵנוּ
	definite	הָאַמָּה	second	אַמָּתְךָ	אַמָּתֵךְ	אַמַּתְכֶם	אַמַּתְכֶן
	construct	אַמַּת־	third	אַמָּתוֹ	אַמָּתָהּ	אַמָּתָם	אַמָּתָן
plural	indefinite	אַמּוֹת	first	אמותיי / אַמּוֹתַי		אַמּוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הָאַמּוֹת	second	אַמּוֹתֶיךָ	אמותייך / אַמּוֹתַיִךְ	אַמּוֹתֵיכֶם	אַמּוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	אַמּוֹת־	third	אַמּוֹתָיו	אַמּוֹתֶיהָ	אַמּוֹתָם	אַמּוֹתָן

Derived terms

• אמת מידה / אַמַּת מִדָּה (amát midá)

References

• H520 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-. In the plural the two-radical word was enhanced with /h/; compare a similar case in Arabic أُمَّهات (ʔummahāt, “mothers”).

Noun

אָמָה • (amá) f (plural indefinite אֲמָהוֹת or אָמוֹת, singular construct אֲמַת־, plural construct אַמְהוֹת־ or אֲמוֹת־)

1. female servant, slave, handmaid

Synonyms

• שִׁפְחָה (shifkhá)

See also

• עֶבֶד (éved, “male counterpart”)

Etymology 3

Noun

אֻמָּה • (umá) f

1. defective spelling of אומה

Etymology 4

Noun

אִמָּה • (imá) f

1. defective spelling of אימה