אם
Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʾimm-
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -im
Noun
אֵם • (em) f (plural indefinite אימהות / אִמָּהוֹת, singular construct אֵם־, masculine counterpart אָב) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- (formal or dated) mother (one’s female parent)
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- mother, feminine originator or codifier (as in "the mother of all battles")
Declension
Declension of אֵם
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | אֵם | first | אִמִּי | אִמֵּנוּ | ||
definite | הָאֵם | second | אִמְּךָ | אִמֵּךְ | אִמְּכֶם | אִמְּכֶן | |
construct | אֵם־ | third | אִמּוֹ | אִמָּהּ | אִמָּם | אִמָּן | |
plural | indefinite | אימהות / אִמָּהוֹת | first | אימותיי / אִמּוֹתַי | אימותינו / אִמּוֹתֵינוּ | ||
definite | האימהות / הָאִמָּהוֹת | second | אימותיך / אִמּוֹתֶיךָ | אימותייך / אִמּוֹתַיִךְ | אימותיכם / אִמּוֹתֵיכֶם | אימותיכן / אִמּוֹתֵיכֶן | |
construct | אימות־ / אִמּוֹת־ | third | אימותיו / אִמּוֹתָיו | אימותיה / אִמּוֹתֶיהָ | אימותם / אִמּוֹתָם | אימותן / אִמּוֹתָן |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *šim.
Conjunction
אִם • (im)
Usage notes
- Unlike English if, future tense commonly occurs after אִם (im).
Categories:
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hebrew/im
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֵטֶל
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- Hebrew formal terms
- Hebrew dated terms
- Requests for native script in Hebrew quotations
- Hebrew terms with usage examples
- Hebrew conjunctions
- Hebrew nouns with irregular gender counterpart
- he:Family