Uma (אומה) means people in Hebrew.
It can also mean nation. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
people, nation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Uma.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עם; קבוצת אנשים בעלת זהות משותפת השואפת להגדרה עצמית במסגרת של מדינה ריבונית עם קשר לשטח מסוים.
אֵלֶּה הֵם בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמֹתָם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶם וּבְטִירֹתָם שְׁנֵים-עָשָׂר נְשִׂיאִם לְאֻמֹּתָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Uma is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֻמָּה
- Written without vowel points
- אומה
- Said
- uma
- Root
- א־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- אֻמּוֹת.
- Inflections
- אֻמַּת־; ר' אֻמּוֹת.
- Gematria
- 52
This is how Uma is said in other languages.
- English
- people, nation
- Arabic
- أمة
- Russian
- нация
- French
- nation
- Spanish
- nación
- German
- Nation
These words mean nearly the same as Uma.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Uma.
The word Uma is part of these phrases and sayings.
- האומות המאוחדות
- או"ם
- אומות העולם
- חסיד אומות העולם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Uma comes from the root א־מ־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Uma comes from.
אוגריתית (אֻמת); ארמית: ܐܘܡܬܐ; ערבית: أُمَّة. בשפות רבות העם והמולדת נקראים ע"ש האם או האב, למשל בלטינית: patria – מולדת, מן pater – אב.
These words come before and after Uma in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Uma.
What does Uma (אומה) mean in Hebrew?
Uma (אומה) means people and nation. It is said uma, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Uma (אומה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Uma (אומה) are לאום and עם.
What rhymes with Uma (אומה)?
Words that rhyme with Uma (אומה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, רמה, and חוכמה.
Is Uma (אומה) masculine or feminine?
The word Uma (אומה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֻמּוֹת..
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.