حماة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Feminine of حَم (ḥam, father-in-law), constructed as if from the root ح م و (ḥ-m-w).

Noun

حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) f (dual حَمَاتَانِ (ḥamātāni), plural حَمَوَات (ḥamawāt))

  1. mother-in-law
  2. (anatomy) calf
Declension

References

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) ?

  1. Hama (a city in Syria)
Declension
Derived terms
  • حَمَوِيّ (ḥamawiyy)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حماة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م و
2 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.maː/, [ħaˈmæː]
  • (file)

Noun

حماة • (ḥamā) f (plural حموات (ḥamawāt), masculine حما (ḥama))

  1. mother-in-law
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