| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | mm. |
| DEFINITION: | Common Semitic noun * imm-, mother. imam, from Arabic im m, leader, imam, from amma, to go, lead, perhaps ultimately denominative from umm (rounded from * imm-), mother. |
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