أمة

See also: أمه

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء م م (ʾ-m-m); compare أُمّ (ʾumm, mother). Compare Hebrew אומה \ אֻמָּה (ʾummā).

Noun

أُمَّة (ʾumma) f (plural أُمَم (ʾumam))

  1. nation, people
Declension
References
  • أمة” in J.A. Haywood and H.M. Nahmad (1965), A new Arabic grammar (second edition), London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From the root ء م و (ʾ-m-w). Compare Biblical Hebrew אָמָה (ʾāmā).

Noun

أَمَة (ʾama) f (plural إِمَاء (ʾimāʾ), masculine عَبْد (ʿabd))

  1. female slave, handmaid, maidservant
Declension
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