שמה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Often analyzed as שָׁם (sham) +‎ ־ָה (-a). Compare Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma) and ثَمَّة (ṯamma), Aramaic תַּמָּה (tammā), תַּמָּן (tammān).

Adverb

שָׁמָּה • (sháma)

  1. there
Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־מ־ם (sh-m-m)

Alternative forms

Noun

שַׁמָּה • (shamá) f (plural indefinite שַׁמּוֹת, singular construct שַׁמַּת־)

  1. waste, desolation
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 25:38, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      עָזַב כַּכְּפִיר סֻכֹּו כִּֽי־הָיְתָה אַרְצָם לְשַׁמָּה […]
      Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

שְׁמָהּ • (sh'máh)

  1. singular form of שֵׁם (shém)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor.

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