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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Noun
אֵימָה • (eimá) f (singular construct אֵימַת־)
- terror
Etymology 2
Adjective
אֲיֻמָּה • (ayumá)
- Defective spelling of איומה (ayumá), feminine singular indefinite form of איום / אָיֹם (ayóm)
Etymology 3
Noun
אימה / אִמָּהּ • (imá)
- singular form of אֵם (ém) with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor
Etymology 4
Loan translation of Latin mātrīx.
Noun
אימה / אִמָּה • (imá) f (singular construct אימת / אִמַּת־)
- printing form, matrix
References
- “אימה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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