أم
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أم¹
- /ʔumm/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔim-. Cognate with Hebrew אם (em).
noun أُمّ · ʔumm · أُمَّان · أُمَّهَات · أُمَّات · أَب
- mother
- origin
- source
أم²
- /ʔam/
Where it comes from
Univerbation of the interrogative particle أَ (ʔa) and the conjunction *ٱِم (*im). Compare إِمَّا (ʔimmā) for disjunction.
conjunction أَمْ · ʔam
- indicates an exclusive disjunction introduced with أَ (ʔa), as in alternative questions أَمِنَ الْعِراقِ أَنْتَ أَمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ؟
- indicates an inclusive disjunction introduced with أَ (ʔa) that denotes sameness, indistinguishability, unimportance, insignificance, or indifference أَنَا أُحِبُّكَ سَوَاءٌ (أَ)أَحْبَبْتَنِي أَمْ لَمْ تُحِبَّنِي.
أم³
- /ʔam.ma/
verb أَمَّ · ʔamma · يَؤُمُّ · أَمّ · آمّ
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to go, to go to see, to repair (to a place)
أم مدينة لندن
Similar: قَصَدَ
verb أَمَّ · ʔamma · يَؤُمُّ · أَمّ · إِمَامَة
- to lead the way, to lead by example أَمَّ النَّاسَ
- to lead in prayer
noun أَمّ · ʔamm · الْأَمّ · أَمٌّ
- verbal noun of أَمَّ (ʔamma) (form I)
verb أَمَّ · ʔamma · يَؤُمُّ · أُمُومَة · آمّ
- to become a mother
In English
Talk about this word "أم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%85. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. أم. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%85 "أم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%85.Cite this
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title = {أم},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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