אומה

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)

Cognate with Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “ummah”).

Noun

אומה / אֻמָּה • ('umá) f (plural indefinite אומות / אֻמּוֹת, singular construct אומת / אֻמַּת־)

  1. nation, people
    האומות המאוחדות ― ha'umót ham'ukhadót ― the United Nations
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Yiddish: אומה (ume)

References
  • “אומה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Alternative forms
  • אומא

Noun

אוֹמָה • (omá) f (singular construct אומת־)

  1. (Mishnaic Hebrew, anatomy) caudal lobe (of the lung)[1]

References
  1. “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2022 September 20 (last accessed), archived from the original on 16 September 2022
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