אמה

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אמה^¹

/ʔamˈma/
/ʔamˈmɔː/
[ʔamˈmɔː]
/ʔamˈmɔ/
/ʔæmˈmɒ/ Persian
/aˈmɔ/
/(ʔ)aˈma/ Modern Israeli

noun אַמָּה · amá · אַמּוֹת · אַמָּתִי · אַמָּתֵנוּ

forearm
Hebrew cubit, usually 44.3 cm (17½ in) but sometimes 51.8 cm (20.4 in)
middle finger
euphemistic penis
canal

אמה^²

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-. In the plural the two-radical word was enhanced with /h/; compare a similar case in Arabic أُمَّهات (ʔummahāt, “mothers”).

noun אָמָה · amá · אֲמָהוֹת · אָמוֹת · אֲמַת־ · אַמְהוֹת־

female servant, slave, handmaid
Similar: שִׁפְחָה

אמה^³

noun אֻמָּה · umá

misspelling defective spelling of אומה

אמה^⁴

noun אִמָּה · imá

misspelling defective spelling of אימה

In English

middle finger finger between the forefinger and the ring finger
slave person owned by another
nation sovereign state
cubit Any of various units of length approximating the forearm and hand
forearm part of the arm
Emma female given name

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אמה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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