אימה

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)

Noun[edit]

אֵימָה (eimáf (singular construct אֵימַת־)

  1. terror

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

אֲיֻמָּה (ayumá)

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

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

אימה / אִמָּהּ (imá)

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

Etymology 4[edit]

Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)

Loan translation of Latin mātrīx.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. printing form, matrix

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]