עומק

Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • עוֹםֶק

Etymology

Compare Tigrinya ዑምቆት (ʿumḳot, “depth”), Ge'ez ዕመቅ (ʿəmäḳ, “depth”), Amharic ጥልቀት (ṭəlḳät, “depth”), Arabic عمق (ʕamq, “depth”), Hebrew עומק (‘omek, “depth”), Classical Syriac ܥܘܡܩܐ (“depth”).

Noun

עֹמֶק • (‘omek or transliteration needed) m

  1. depth, profoundness

Further reading
  • “ˁwmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew
Root
ע־מ־ק (ʿ-m-q)

Noun

עומק / עֹמֶק • (‘omek) m (plural indefinite עומקים / עֳמָקִים, plural construct עומקי / עָמְקֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. depth
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