Ma shmo (מה שמו) means what's-his-name in Hebrew.
It can also mean whatchamacallit. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַה שְּׁמוֹ
ma shmo
noun · masculine
In English
what's-his-name, whatchamacallit
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma shmo.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עממיכינוי לעצם שזהותו אינה חשובה או ידועה.
The word Ma shmo is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַה שְּׁמוֹ
- Written without vowel points
- מה שמו
- Said
- ma shmo
- Root
- ש־ו־מ
- Plural
- מַה שְּׁמָם
- Feminine form
- מַה שְּׁמָהּ
- Inflections
- נ' מַה שְּׁמָהּ, ר' מַה שְּׁמָם
- Gematria
- 391
This is how Ma shmo is said in other languages.
- English
- what's-his-name, whatchamacallit
The word Ma shmo comes from the root ש־ו־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma shmo in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma shmo.
What does Ma shmo (מה שמו) mean in Hebrew?
Ma shmo (מה שמו) means what's-his-name and whatchamacallit. It is said ma shmo.
Is Ma shmo (מה שמו) masculine or feminine?
The word Ma shmo (מה שמו) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַה שְּׁמָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מה שמו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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