חמא

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Aramaic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ħmɑ/

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥamw-.

Noun[edit]

חמא • (ḥəmā) m (plural חמהא, singular feminine counterpart חמתא)

father-in-law

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate to Arabic حَمَى (ḥamā).

Verb[edit]

חמא • (ḥəmā)

to brood
to protect

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