גומא

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גומא

/ˈɡome/ Modern Israeli
/ˈɡoːmɛː/
/ˈd͡ʒøːmæː/
/ˈd͡ʒeːmæː/

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* From גָּמָא (gāmā, “to sip, to swallow”), with the sense of "the plant that swallows water" (according to Gesenius).

* From Egyptian ḏmꜥ (“roll of papyrus, book of papyrus”), compare with Bohairic Coptic ϫⲱⲙ (jōm) and Sahidic Coptic ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ (jōōme).

noun גֹּמֶא · góme · גְּמָאִים · גומא · גומאי

masculine papyrus (a plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed) וְלֹא יָכְלָה עוֹד הַצְּפִינוֹ, וַתִּקַּח לוֹ תֵּבַת גֹּמֶא וַתַּחְמְרָהֿ בַחֵמָר וּבַזָּפֶת, וַתָּשֶׂם בָּהּ אֶת הַיֶּלֶד וַתָּשֶׂם בַּסּוּף עַל שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר.

In English

cyperus Cyperus sp.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {גומא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}