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ḥmh (ḥmwt), ḥmtˀ (ḥmwtˀ)
(ḥammā, ḥ[am]mātā, )
n.f.
mother-in-law
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ḥm, ḥmˀ
n.m.
mother-in-law
Common Aramaic
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7 citations
TgJ Mi7:6
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בְרַתָא נָציָא עִם אִמַה כַלְתָא מֵיקְלָא לַחֲמָתַא
bəratāˀ nāṣyāˀ ˁim ˀimah kalətāˀ meyqəlāˀ laḥəamātaˀ
ܒܪܲܬܵܐ ܢܵܨܝܵܐ ܥܼܡ ܐܼܡܲܗ ܟܲܠܬܵܐ ܡܹܝܩܠܵܐ ܠܲܚܲܡܵܬܲܐ
ܒܪܲܬܵܐ ܢܵܨܝܵܐ ܥܼܡ ܐܼܡܲܗ ܟܲܠܬܵܐ ܡܹܝܩܠܵܐ ܠܲܚܲܡܵܬܲܐ
bəratāˀ nāṣyāˀ ˁim ˀimah kalətāˀ meyqəlāˀ laḥəamātaˀ
בְרַתָא נָציָא עִם אִמַה כַלְתָא מֵיקְלָא לַחֲמָתַא
ܒܪܲܬܵܐ ܢܵܨܝܵܐ ܥܼܡ ܐܼܡܲܗ ܟܲܠܬܵܐ ܡܹܝܩܠܵܐ ܠܲܚܲܡܵܬܲܐ
ܒܪܲܬܵܐ ܢܵܨܝܵܐ ܥܼܡ ܐܼܡܲܗ ܟܲܠܬܵܐ ܡܹܝܩܠܵܐ ܠܲܚܲܡܵܬܲܐ
: the daughter quarrels with her mother and the daughter-in-law belittles her mother-in-law
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SYAP 10:29
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ותנית לחמתה בדיעה
wtnyt lḥmth bdyˁh
ܘܬܢܝܬ ܠܚܡܬܗ ܒܕܝܥܗ
ܘܬܢܝܬ ܠܚܡܬܗ ܒܕܝܥܗ
wtnyt lḥmth bdyˁh
ותנית לחמתה בדיעה
ܘܬܢܝܬ ܠܚܡܬܗ ܒܕܝܥܗ
ܘܬܢܝܬ ܠܚܡܬܗ ܒܕܝܥܗ
: she told her mother-in-law sensibly (or: while sweating!?)
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P Dt27:23
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ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܟܠ ܕܢܕܡܟ ܥܡ ܚܡܬܗ
lyṭ hw kl dndmk ˁm ḥmth
ליט הו כל דנדמך עם חמתה
ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܟܠ ܕܢܕܡܟ ܥܡ ܚܡܬܗ
lyṭ hw kl dndmk ˁm ḥmth
ליט הו כל דנדמך עם חמתה
ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܟܠ ܕܢܕܡܟ ܥܡ ܚܡܬܗ
ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܟܠ ܕܢܕܡܟ ܥܡ ܚܡܬܗ
: cursed be everyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law
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JBAmb2 107:7
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חרשי כלתא וחמתא
ḥršy kltˀ wḥmtˀ
ܚܪܫܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ
ܚܪܫܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ
ḥršy kltˀ wḥmtˀ
חרשי כלתא וחמתא
ܚܪܫܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ
ܚܪܫܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ
: the sorceries of the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law
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BT Git 67b(44)
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אתיבו קמיה דיסתנא חנקא חמתא
ˀtybw qmyh dystnˀ ḥnqˀ ḥmtˀ
ܐܬܝܒܘ ܩܡܝܗ ܕܝܣܬܢܐ ܚܢܩܐ ܚܡܬܐ
ܐܬܝܒܘ ܩܡܝܗ ܕܝܣܬܢܐ ܚܢܩܐ ܚܡܬܐ
ˀtybw qmyh dystnˀ ḥnqˀ ḥmtˀ
אתיבו קמיה דיסתנא חנקא חמתא
ܐܬܝܒܘ ܩܡܝܗ ܕܝܣܬܢܐ ܚܢܩܐ ܚܡܬܐ
ܐܬܝܒܘ ܩܡܝܗ ܕܝܣܬܢܐ ܚܢܩܐ ܚܡܬܐ
: they put before him a portion that could choke a mother-in-law
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Pashar Mihla 248
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udˁma ubrata udhamata udkalta
: of the mother and her daughter, and the mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law
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TgRuth2:11
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בגין טיבותא דעבדת עם חמותך
bgyn ṭybwtˀ dˁbdt ˁm ḥmwtk
ܒܓܝܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܡ ܚܡܘܬܟ
ܒܓܝܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܡ ܚܡܘܬܟ
bgyn ṭybwtˀ dˁbdt ˁm ḥmwtk
בגין טיבותא דעבדת עם חמותך
ܒܓܝܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܡ ܚܡܘܬܟ
ܒܓܝܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܡ ܚܡܘܬܟ
: on account of the good deed you did with your mother-in-law
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
469[239]
DJPA:
205a
DJBA:
472b
Jastrow:
481
Drower/Macuch:
123a
Payne-Smith:
1300
J. Payne-Smith:
148
Levy Ch-W:
1:265
Tal Sam:
279
DCPA[Schulthess]:
132[65]
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