The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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m)h n02

Syr. ܡܵܐܐ , pl.: ܡܲܐܘ̈ܵܬܵܐ ; JLA pl. מַאְַוָתָא ;dual: māṯēn (JLA māṯan; after a preceding numeral (i.e. 400), the singular form is regularly used, hence in Syriac and Mandaic orthography often joined as a single word to previous cardinal, for which see s.v. e.g. tltmˀh; Qum. pl. possibly מא]ין ; Sam. pl. מון

1 hundred Com.
2 unit of a hundred men OfA-Egypt, JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA.

)mh noun pl. absolute

ˀmh, ˀmtˀ (ˀammā, ˀamməṯā) n.f. forearm, cubit

pl. -īn, but emph. pl. apparently ˀmmˀ at Palm.!

  1 forearm Syr.
  2 as a measure: cubit Com.
  3 enclosure JBA. --(a) phylactery CPA.
  4 euph.: penis JBA.