←
↺ Use classic display
ˀmwr, ˀmwrˀ (ˀāmōr, ˀāmōrā) nom.ag. speaker; Amora
√ ˀmr vb.
1
speaker
Sam, Syr
(1)
orator
Syr
EphFid 25:3.1↗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܠܥܙܐ ܒܦܘܡ ܐܡܘܪ̈ܐ‏ : praise for the gift that speaks through the mouth of orators
(1)
a speaker who loudly announces what a lecturer says
Gal, JBA
PTBer 7.c:48[2]↗ מפקד לאמוריה אכריז קומי ציבורא‏ : he commands his speaker: announce before the congregation ; BT Beṣ 4a(45)↗ דרב לא מוקים אמורא עילויה מיומא טבא לחבריה משום שכרות‏ : PN did not appoint a speaker alongside him from (the time of ) the banquet until the next day because of drunkenness
(2)
in church : chanter? cantor?
Syr
BHce 3:513:4 ܩܪ̈ܘܝܐ ܘܐܡܘܪ̈ܐ‏ : readers and reciters (in church)
(3)
(gram.) first person
Syr
ESob 25:10 text not cited
(4)
the creator through speach
Sam
Marqe 1.151↗ אמור עלמה וזעוקה דבריתה‏ : the speaker of the world and summoner of its creatures
2
teacher in a talmudic academy
Gal, JBA, LJLA
BT BQ 14a(28)↗ אמוראי נמי לא פליגן אמ׳ ליה אין פליגי‏ : since the barraitot do not differ, the Amoraim also do not differ ; PJ Num21:29↗ כל קבל מתמלכין במולכנא דאורייתא אמוראין ומשיחין באורייתא‏ : inasmuch as the teachers and messiahs of the torah take advice from the advice of the Torah (play on MT: לְמֶלֶךְ אֱמֹרִי) ; TgJob3:18↗ לא שמעו ינקי בי רבא קל אמורא‏ : students of the academy did not obey the voice of the teacher!
(1)
an official at the Geonic court
JBAg
Dec 2:3 text not cited
3
= BH לאמר (?), i.e., quotative introduction
Sam
SamTgA Gen32:18, 44:20 text not cited
§Form & Usage▶
in the sense of talmudic teacher, the plural is formed as if from אמוראה
☛Derivatives▶
🔍Concordance▶
Complete KWIC concordance
✎Notes & Bibliography▶
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 54[26]DJPA: 62aDJBA: 139Jastrow: 76J. Payne-Smith: 19Levy Ch-W: 1:38Tal Sam: 43b
© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:19:16 -0500