אלמנה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)

Possibly from the root א־ל־ם, and if so comparable to Arabic أَلَم (ʔalam, “pain, ache”). But compare also Aramaic אַרְמַלְתָּא (ʾarmaltā) and Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala). One of the two consonantisms is likely due to assimilation and dissimilation processes.

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Noun

אַלְמָנָה • (almaná) f (plural indefinite אַלְמָנוֹת, masculine counterpart אַלְמָן)

  1. widow (a woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower)

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Yiddish

Noun

אלמנה • (almone) f, plural אלמנות (almones)

  1. Non-standard spelling of אַלמנה
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