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

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: حَمات (hamât)
  • Turkish: hamat

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حماة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

حَمَاة • (ḥamāh) f

2. 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)

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: حَمَات (hamāt)
  • Dari: حَمَات (hamāt)
  • Iranian Persian: حَمات (hamât)
  • Tajik: Ҳамот (Hamot)
• → Ottoman Turkish: حَمات (Hamât)
  • Turkish: Hamat

References

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

Etymology 3

Noun

حُمَاة • (ḥumāh) pl

1. plural of حَامٍ (ḥāmin)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: حُمات (humât)

  Turkish: humat

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م و
2 terms

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