همة

See also: همه

Arabic

Etymology 1

هِمّ (himm) +‎ ـَة (-a)

Noun

هِمَّة • (himma) f (plural هَمَائِم (hamāʔim) or هِمَّات (himmāt), masculine هِمّ (himm))

1. female equivalent of هِمّ (himm)

Declension

Declension of noun هِمَّة (himma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِمَّة himma	الْهِمَّة al-himma	هِمَّة himmat
Nominative	هِمَّةٌ himmatun	الْهِمَّةُ al-himmatu	هِمَّةُ himmatu
Accusative	هِمَّةً himmatan	الْهِمَّةَ al-himmata	هِمَّةَ himmata
Genitive	هِمَّةٍ himmatin	الْهِمَّةِ al-himmati	هِمَّةِ himmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِمَّتَيْن himmatayn	الْهِمَّتَيْن al-himmatayn	هِمَّتَيْ himmatay
Nominative	هِمَّتَانِ himmatāni	الْهِمَّتَانِ al-himmatāni	هِمَّتَا himmatā
Accusative	هِمَّتَيْنِ himmatayni	الْهِمَّتَيْنِ al-himmatayni	هِمَّتَيْ himmatay
Genitive	هِمَّتَيْنِ himmatayni	الْهِمَّتَيْنِ al-himmatayni	هِمَّتَيْ himmatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَمَائِم‎; هِمَّات hamāʔim‎; himmāt	الْهَمَائِم‎; الْهِمَّات al-hamāʔim‎; al-himmāt	هَمَائِم‎; هِمَّات hamāʔim‎; himmāt
Nominative	هَمَائِمُ‎; هِمَّاتٌ hamāʔimu‎; himmātun	الْهَمَائِمُ‎; الْهِمَّاتُ al-hamāʔimu‎; al-himmātu	هَمَائِمُ‎; هِمَّاتُ hamāʔimu‎; himmātu
Accusative	هَمَائِمَ‎; هِمَّاتٍ hamāʔima‎; himmātin	الْهَمَائِمَ‎; الْهِمَّاتِ al-hamāʔima‎; al-himmāti	هَمَائِمَ‎; هِمَّاتِ hamāʔima‎; himmāti
Genitive	هَمَائِمَ‎; هِمَّاتٍ hamāʔima‎; himmātin	الْهَمَائِمِ‎; الْهِمَّاتِ al-hamāʔimi‎; al-himmāti	هَمَائِمِ‎; هِمَّاتِ hamāʔimi‎; himmāti

Adjective

هِمَّة • (himma) f

1. feminine singular of هِمّ (himm)

Etymology 2

Root
ه م م (h-m-m)

Noun

هِمَّة • (himma) f (plural هِمَم (himam))

1. ambition, zeal

Declension

Declension of noun هِمَّة (himma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِمَّة himma	الْهِمَّة al-himma	هِمَّة himmat
Nominative	هِمَّةٌ himmatun	الْهِمَّةُ al-himmatu	هِمَّةُ himmatu
Accusative	هِمَّةً himmatan	الْهِمَّةَ al-himmata	هِمَّةَ himmata
Genitive	هِمَّةٍ himmatin	الْهِمَّةِ al-himmati	هِمَّةِ himmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِمَّتَيْن himmatayn	الْهِمَّتَيْن al-himmatayn	هِمَّتَيْ himmatay
Nominative	هِمَّتَانِ himmatāni	الْهِمَّتَانِ al-himmatāni	هِمَّتَا himmatā
Accusative	هِمَّتَيْنِ himmatayni	الْهِمَّتَيْنِ al-himmatayni	هِمَّتَيْ himmatay
Genitive	هِمَّتَيْنِ himmatayni	الْهِمَّتَيْنِ al-himmatayni	هِمَّتَيْ himmatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِمَم himam	الْهِمَم al-himam	هِمَم himam
Nominative	هِمَمٌ himamun	الْهِمَمُ al-himamu	هِمَمُ himamu
Accusative	هِمَمًا himaman	الْهِمَمَ al-himama	هِمَمَ himama
Genitive	هِمَمٍ himamin	الْهِمَمِ al-himami	هِمَمِ himami

Descendants

• → Indonesian: hemat
• → Malay: jimat
  • Indonesian: jimat
• → Ottoman Turkish: همت (himmet)
  • Turkish: himmet
• → Persian: همت (hemmat)
  • → Gujarati: હિંમત (himmat)
  • → Hindustani: himmat

    Hindi: हिम्मत

    Urdu: ہمت

  • → Marathi: हिंमत (himmat)
  • → Punjabi: ਹਿੰਮਤ (himmat)

References

• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “همة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1211