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Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Noun

حَمَاة (ḥamāhf (dual حَمَاتَانِ (ḥamātāni), plural حَمَوَات (ḥamawāt))

  1. mother-in-law
  2. (anatomy) calf
Declension
Declension of noun حَمَاة (ḥamāh)
singular singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَاة
ḥamāt
الْحَمَاة
al-ḥamāt
حَمَاة
ḥamāt
nominative حَمَاةٌ
ḥamātun
الْحَمَاةُ
al-ḥamātu
حَمَاةُ
ḥamātu
accusative حَمَاةً
ḥamātan
الْحَمَاةَ
al-ḥamāta
حَمَاةَ
ḥamāta
genitive حَمَاةٍ
ḥamātin
الْحَمَاةِ
al-ḥamāti
حَمَاةِ
ḥamāti
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَاتَيْن
ḥamātayn
الْحَمَاتَيْن
al-ḥamātayn
حَمَاتَيْ
ḥamātay
nominative حَمَاتَانِ
ḥamātāni
الْحَمَاتَانِ
al-ḥamātāni
حَمَاتَا
ḥamātā
accusative حَمَاتَيْنِ
ḥamātayni
الْحَمَاتَيْنِ
al-ḥamātayni
حَمَاتَيْ
ḥamātay
genitive حَمَاتَيْنِ
ḥamātayni
الْحَمَاتَيْنِ
al-ḥamātayni
حَمَاتَيْ
ḥamātay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَوَات
ḥamawāt
الْحَمَوَات
al-ḥamawāt
حَمَوَات
ḥamawāt
nominative حَمَوَاتٌ
ḥamawātun
الْحَمَوَاتُ
al-ḥamawātu
حَمَوَاتُ
ḥamawātu
accusative حَمَوَاتٍ
ḥamawātin
الْحَمَوَاتِ
al-ḥamawāti
حَمَوَاتِ
ḥamawāti
genitive حَمَوَاتٍ
ḥamawātin
الْحَمَوَاتِ
al-ḥamawāti
حَمَوَاتِ
ḥamawāti
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: حَمات (hamât)

References

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

حَمَاة (ḥamāhf

  1. Hama (a city in Syria)
Declension
Declension of noun حَمَاة (ḥamāh)
singular singular diptote in ـَاة (-āh)
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَاة
ḥamāt
nominative حَمَاةُ
ḥamātu
accusative حَمَاةَ
ḥamāta
genitive حَمَاةَ
ḥamāta
Derived terms
Descendants

References

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

Etymology 3

Noun

حُمَاة (ḥumāhpl

  1. plural of حَامٍ (ḥāmin)
Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.maː/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

حماة (ḥamāf (plural حموات (ḥamawāt), masculine حما (ḥama))

  1. mother-in-law