אימה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)

Noun

אֵימָה (eimáf (singular construct אֵימַת־)

  1. terror

Etymology 2

Adjective

אֲיֻמָּה (ayumá)

  1. Defective spelling of איומה (ayumá), feminine singular indefinite form of איום / אָיֹם (ayóm)

Etymology 3

Noun

אימה / אִמָּהּ (imá)

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

Etymology 4

Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)

Loan translation of Latin mātrīx.

Noun

אימה / אִמָּה (imáf (singular construct אימת / אִמַּת־)

  1. printing form, matrix

References

  • אימה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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