حماة

حماة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Feminine of حَم‎ (ḥam, “father-in-law”), constructed as if from the root ح م و‎ (ḥ-m-w).

Noun

حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) f (dual حَمَاتَانِ‎ (ḥamātāni), plural حَمَوَات‎ (ḥamawāt))

1. mother-in-law
2. (anatomy) calf

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَاة (ḥamāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَاة ḥamāt	الْحَمَاة‎ al-ḥamāt	حَمَاة ḥamāt
Nominative	حَمَاةٌ ḥamātun	الْحَمَاةُ‎ al-ḥamātu	حَمَاةُ ḥamātu
Accusative	حَمَاةً ḥamātan	الْحَمَاةَ‎ al-ḥamāta	حَمَاةَ ḥamāta
Genitive	حَمَاةٍ ḥamātin	الْحَمَاةِ‎ al-ḥamāti	حَمَاةِ ḥamāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَاتَيْن‎ ḥamātayn	الْحَمَاتَيْن‎ al-ḥamātayn	حَمَاتَيْ‎ ḥamātay
Nominative	حَمَاتَانِ‎ ḥamātāni	الْحَمَاتَانِ‎ al-ḥamātāni	حَمَاتَا‎ ḥamātā
Accusative	حَمَاتَيْنِ‎ ḥamātayni	الْحَمَاتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥamātayni	حَمَاتَيْ‎ ḥamātay
Genitive	حَمَاتَيْنِ‎ ḥamātayni	الْحَمَاتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥamātayni	حَمَاتَيْ‎ ḥamātay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَوَات‎ ḥamawāt	الْحَمَوَات‎ al-ḥamawāt	حَمَوَات‎ ḥamawāt
Nominative	حَمَوَاتٌ‎ ḥamawātun	الْحَمَوَاتُ‎ al-ḥamawātu	حَمَوَاتُ‎ ḥamawātu
Accusative	حَمَوَاتٍ‎ ḥamawātin	الْحَمَوَاتِ‎ al-ḥamawāti	حَمَوَاتِ‎ ḥamawāti
Genitive	حَمَوَاتٍ‎ ḥamawātin	الْحَمَوَاتِ‎ al-ḥamawāti	حَمَوَاتِ‎ ḥamawāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حماة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) ?

1. Hama (a city in Syria)

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَاة (ḥamāh)

Singular	singular diptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	حَمَاة ḥamāt	—
Nominative	—	حَمَاةُ ḥamātu	—
Accusative	—	حَمَاةَ ḥamāta	—
Genitive	—	حَمَاةَ ḥamāta	—

Derived terms

• حَمَوِيّ‎ (ḥamawiyy)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حماة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م و‎

Alternative forms

• حماي‎ (ḥamāy)

Etymology

From Arabic حَمَاة‎ (ḥamāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.maː/, [ħaˈmæː]

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Noun

حماة • (ḥamā) f (plural حموات‎ (ḥamawāt), masculine حما‎ (ḥama))

1. mother-in-law