Mum in Hebrew is אִמָּא (ímma).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
mum
/mʌm/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for mum as a noun.
mother (informal, familiar)
- אִמָּאאמאímmafeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word אִמָּא.
- Written with vowel points
- אִמָּא
- Written without vowel points
- אמא
- Said
- ímma
- Plural
- אִמָּהוֹת
- Masculine form
- אַבָּא
- Its meanings in English
- mum, mother
These English words share a Hebrew word with mum.
These words come before and after mum in the list.
These are the questions people ask about mum in Hebrew.
How do you say mum in Hebrew?
mum in Hebrew is אִמָּא, said ímma. Without vowel points it is written אמא. Its plural is אִמָּהוֹת.
Is אמא masculine or feminine?
The word אמא is feminine. Its masculine form is אַבָּא.
What else does אמא mean in English?
Besides mum, אמא can mean mother.
How is mum pronounced in English?
mum is pronounced /mʌm/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry mum and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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