אומתא

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Aramaic

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Etymology

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From a Proto-Semitic root, (ʾ-m-m), forming words related to preceding, leading, or heading in a direction. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܐܡܘܬܐ (ʾumməṯā), Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה (ʾummā) and Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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אומתא (ʾumməṯāf (plural אומותא or אמותא)

  1. nation, people

References

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  • ˀwmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons