אם

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

/ˈ(ʔ)em/

noun

Definitions

(formal) mother one’s female parent
mother, feminine originator or codifier as in "the mother of all battles"

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʾimm-.

Origin

Proto-Semitic

*ʾimm-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ʾimm- Proto-Semitic
אמא Aramaic
ܐܡܐ Classical Syriac
𐩱𐩣 Old South Arabian