bima

See also: Bima, bìmá, bimą, and Bimą

English

Alternative forms

• bema, bimah

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːmə/
• Rhymes: -iːmə

Noun

bima (plural bimas)

2. (Judaism) The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.

   Synonym: almemar

Translations

Translations

• Czech: bima f, almemor m, teva f
• Polish: bima (pl) f

Anagrams

• ambi-, bami, iamb, imba

Albanian

Noun

bima

1. definite nominative singular of bimë

Bangi

Verb

bima

1. to go out

Dutch

Alternative forms

• biema

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.maː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bi‧ma

Noun

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

1. bima (raised platform in a synagogue)

Synonyms

• almemor
• bieme

Galician

Verb

bima

1. inflection of bimar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Javanese

Romanization

bima

1. romanization of ꦧꦶꦩ

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

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi bima.

Verb

-bima (infinitive kobima)

1. to go out

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *gʷā́mə

Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma)der.

Hebrew בִּימָהbor.

Polish bima

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ma/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: bi‧ma
• Homophone: Bima

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 Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

bima class IX (plural bima class X)

1. insurance (business)

Volapük

Noun

bima

1. genitive singular of bim