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bema

/ˈbiːmə/

bema noun: a platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.

Noun

bema (plural bemas or bemata)

  1. A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
  2. A raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing the Scrolls of the Torah.

bema meaning in Bengali

bema in Bengali

খুব বড় কোনো কিছু, একটি বিশাল বস্তু

Forms of bema

pluralbemas
pluralbemata

Origin of bema

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma, “a step”). Doublet of bima.

Words that rhyme with bema

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Questions about bema

What does bema mean?
Bema means a platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
What is bema in Bengali?
Bema in Bengali is খুব বড় কোনো কিছু, একটি বিশাল বস্তু. See Bema meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bema?
Bema is a noun.
How do you pronounce bema?
Bema is pronounced /ˈbiːmə/.
What is the plural of bema?
The plural of bema is bemas.

Words near bema in the dictionary

  1. belzutifan
  2. Belém
  3. Belém do São Francisco
  4. Belœil
  5. BEM
  6. bema
  7. bemad
  8. bemadam
  9. bemadamed
  10. bemadaming
  11. bemadams

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bema (page history and authors); bema (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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