همة

See also: همه

Arabic

Etymology 1

هِمّ (himm) + ـَة (-a)

Noun

هِمَّة • (himma) f (plural هَمَائِم (hamāʔim) or هِمَّات (himmāt), masculine هِمّ (himm))

  1. female equivalent of هِمّ (himm)
Declension

Adjective

هِمَّة • (himma) f

  1. feminine singular of هِمّ (himm)

Etymology 2

Root
ه م م (h-m-m)

Noun

هِمَّة • (himma) f (plural هِمَم (himam))

  1. ambition, zeal
Declension
Descendants
  • Indonesian: hemat
  • Malay: jimat
  • Ottoman Turkish: همت (himmet)
    • Turkish: himmet
  • Persian: همت (hemmat)

References

  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “همة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1211
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