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אומה

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
א־מ־ם (ʾ-m-m)
5 terms

Cognate with Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, ummah).

Noun

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אומה / אֻמָּה ('umáf (plural indefinite אומות / אֻמּוֹת, singular construct אומת / אֻמַּת־)

  1. nation, people
    האומות המאוחדותha'umót ham'ukhadótthe United Nations
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Yiddish: אומה (ume)

References

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

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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אוֹמָה (omáf (singular construct אומת־)

  1. (Mishnaic Hebrew, anatomy) caudal lobe (of the lung)[1]

References

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  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 20 September 2022 (last accessed), archived from the original on 16 September 2022

Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה ('umá, nation)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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אומה (umef, plural אומות (umes)

  1. nation, people, folk
    Synonyms: פֿאָלק (folk), עם (am), נאַציע (natsye)

References

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אומה” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [2].