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

From the 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; 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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