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

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	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