Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
mother, mom
Hebrew translation:
em, ima
Added to glossary by
Thijs van Dorssen
Aug 15, 2003 22:31
20 yrs ago
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English term
Lisa J. Boerum
mother
Non-PRO
English to Hebrew
Other
My Mother is a teacher.
How do you spell mother in Hebrew?
How do you spell mother in Hebrew?
Proposed translations
(Hebrew)
| 4 +6 | ima |
Thijs van Dorssen
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| 5 +2 | IMA אמא = mom; EM אם = mother |
Jonathan G (X)
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| 5 +1 | Em |
Eynat
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Proposed translations
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17 mins
Selected
ima
mother = ima (standard term)
my mother = imi
my mother = imi
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Comment: "Thank you very much. I had seen it spelled Ema in a novel about Jewish women, (The Red Tent) but always thought it looked right as Ima so I wanted to check. That is what my children call me and I want to have the right spelling."
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40 mins
IMA אמא = mom; EM אם = mother
IMA is more commonly used
hebrew letters ALEF-MEM-ALEF
EM is in a higher or more litterary language
ALEF-MEM SOFIT
hebrew letters ALEF-MEM-ALEF
EM is in a higher or more litterary language
ALEF-MEM SOFIT
Peer comment(s):
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EGB Translations
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Eynat
: Em is not 'higher or more literary'. For example, on every form that asks you to state your mother's name, it says 'shem ha-em'.
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ok, so more official. Or have you an idea about the difference between the two?
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David Swidler
18 hrs
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alonra (X)
2 days 14 hrs
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Em
The only correct -translation- of mother is em. My mother = imi. My mother is a teacher = imi mora.
Ima is an Aramaic word meaning mother, but in Hebrew it is used to denote mum.
Ima is an Aramaic word meaning mother, but in Hebrew it is used to denote mum.
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