bima

See also: Bima, bìmá, and bimą

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה‎ (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iːmə

Noun

bima (plural bimas)

  1. (Judaism) The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.
    Synonyms: en, almemar, almemor

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Dutch

Alternative forms
  • biema

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה‎ (bimá), ultimately from Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.maː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ma

Noun

bima f (plural bima's, diminutive bimaatje n)

  1. bima (raised platform in a synagogue)

Synonyms

Latin

Adjective

bīma

  1. inflection of bīmus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

bīmā

  1. ablative feminine singular of bīmus

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה‎.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ma/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ima
  • Syllabification: bi‧ma

Noun

bima f

  1. (architecture, Judaism) bima

Declension
Declension of bima
singular plural
nominative bima bimy
genitive bimy bim
dative bimie bimom
accusative bimę bimy
instrumental bimą bimami
locative bimie bimach
vocative bimo bimy

Further reading
  • bima in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bima in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बीमा (bīmā) / Urdu بِیمَہ‎ (bīmā), from Persian بیمه‎.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

bima (n class, plural bima)

  1. insurance (business)

Volapük

Noun

bima

  1. genitive singular of bim
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