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אם

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אם¹

  • /ʔim/
  • /ˈʔeːm/
  • [ˈʔeː.em]
  • /ˈʔem/
  • [ˈʔeːm]
  • /(ʔ)em/ Persian
  • /ejm/
  • /(ʔ)em/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -em

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-.

noun אֵם · em · אימהות · אִמָּהוֹת · אימות · אִמּוֹת

  1. dated, formal mother (a female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc)) וַתֵּלֶךְ הָעַלְמָה וַתִּקְרָא אֶת אֵם הַיָּלֶד
  2. mother, feminine originator or codifier (as in "the mother of all battles")

Similar: אִמָּא

אם²

  • /ʔim/
  • [ʔim]
  • [ʔiːm]
  • /(ʔ)im/ Persian
  • /im/
  • /ʔim/ Modern Israeli
  • /im/ Modern Israeli

Sounds like עם · Rhymes with -im

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *šim.

conjunction אִם · im

  1. if, whether אם תצליחי או לא נהיה איתך.
  2. in case, if אִם אַתָּה רוֹצֶה, אֲנִי אוּכַל לָבוֹא מָחָר.
  3. or

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noun

Similar: אִמָּא

In English

  • mother female (human) who gives birth to or parents a child
  • whether if, whether or not
  • if supposing that

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}