almah
pronunciation
How to pronounce almah in British English:
UK ['ælmə]
How to pronounce almah in American English:
US ['ælmə]
Word Origin
- almah (n.)
- Egyptian dancing-girl, belly-dancer, 1814, perhaps from Arabic almah (fem. adjective), "learned, knowing," from alama "to know." Or perhaps from a Semitic root meaning "girl" (cognates: Hebrew alma "a young girl, a damsel").