حماة

Arabic

Etymology

Feminine of حَم (ḥam, “father-in-law”), constructed as if from the root ح م و (ḥ-m-w).

Noun

حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) f (dual حَمَاتَانِ (ḥamātāni), plural حَمَوَات (ḥamawāt))

1. mother-in-law
2. (anatomy) calf
3. Hama

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَاة (ḥamāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَاة ḥamāt	الْحَمَاة al-ḥamāt	حَمَاة ḥamāt
Nominative	حَمَاةٌ ḥamātun	الْحَمَاةُ al-ḥamātu	حَمَاةُ ḥamātu
Accusative	حَمَاةً ḥamātan	الْحَمَاةَ al-ḥamāta	حَمَاةَ ḥamāta
Genitive	حَمَاةٍ ḥamātin	الْحَمَاةِ al-ḥamāti	حَمَاةِ ḥamāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَاتَيْن ḥamātayn	الْحَمَاتَيْن al-ḥamātayn	حَمَاتَيْ ḥamātay
Nominative	حَمَاتَانِ ḥamātāni	الْحَمَاتَانِ al-ḥamātāni	حَمَاتَا ḥamātā
Accusative	حَمَاتَيْنِ ḥamātayni	الْحَمَاتَيْنِ al-ḥamātayni	حَمَاتَيْ ḥamātay
Genitive	حَمَاتَيْنِ ḥamātayni	الْحَمَاتَيْنِ al-ḥamātayni	حَمَاتَيْ ḥamātay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَوَات ḥamawāt	الْحَمَوَات al-ḥamawāt	حَمَوَات ḥamawāt
Nominative	حَمَوَاتٌ ḥamawātun	الْحَمَوَاتُ al-ḥamawātu	حَمَوَاتُ ḥamawātu
Accusative	حَمَوَاتٍ ḥamawātin	الْحَمَوَاتِ al-ḥamawāti	حَمَوَاتِ ḥamawāti
Genitive	حَمَوَاتٍ ḥamawātin	الْحَمَوَاتِ al-ḥamawāti	حَمَوَاتِ ḥamawāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حماة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen