Nemiya (נמייה) means mongoose in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נְמִיָּה
nemiya
noun · feminine
In English
mongoose
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nemiya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טורף קטן קצר־רגליים, וארוך־זנב הנזון ממכרסמים, ציפורים, ונחשים.
The word Nemiya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְמִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- נמייה
- Said
- nemiya
- Root
- נ־מ־ה
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- נְמִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נְמִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 115
This is how Nemiya is said in other languages.
- English
- mongoose
These words rhyme with Nemiya.
This is where the word Nemiya comes from.
ייתכן כי המקור ἰχνεύμων, נגזרת של ἰχνεύω – אבלוש.
These words come before and after Nemiya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nemiya.
What does Nemiya (נמייה) mean in Hebrew?
Nemiya (נמייה) means mongoose. It is said nemiya, with the stress on ya.
What rhymes with Nemiya (נמייה)?
Words that rhyme with Nemiya (נמייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Nemiya (נמייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nemiya (נמייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְמִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נמיה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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