עמא

Aramaic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕammɑ/

Noun

עַמָּא • (ʿammā) m (plural עַמְּמַיָא)

  1. people, nation
    • Tanach, Genesis 14:16, with translation of the New International Version:
      וַאֲתֵיב יָת כָּל קִניָנָא וְאַף יָת לוֹט אֲחוּהִי וְקִניָנֵיהּ אֲתֵיב וְאַף יָת נְשַׁיָא וְיָת עַמָא
      He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people
  2. folk

Inflection
    declension of עמא
singular plural
absolute עַם עַמְּמִין
construct עַם עַמְּמֵי
emphatic עַמָּא עַמְּמַיָּא

Noun

עמא • (ʿammā) m (plural עמא, singular feminine counterpart עמתא)

  1. paternal uncle
  2. great-grandfather
  3. father's sister

References

“ˁm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

References

“ˁm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

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