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maamar

maamar noun: a lecture, dissertation, discourse.

Noun

maamar (plural maamarim)

  1. (Judaism) A lecture, dissertation, discourse.
    • The classic Talmudic Bar Mitzvah speech in the 17ᵗʰ century lasted 30-60 minutes. Later on, this was replaced by a ma'amar lasting about 10 minutes favored by Ḥassidim. Toward the end of the 18ᵗʰ century, the ma'amar was replaced by a Dvar Torah in the vernacular.2024, David Golinkin, “The Origin and History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 50

Forms of maamar

pluralmaamarim
alternative formma'amar

Origin of maamar

Borrowed from Hebrew מַאֲמָר (ma'amár, “statement”).

Questions about maamar

What does maamar mean?
Maamar means a lecture, dissertation, discourse.
What part of speech is maamar?
Maamar is a noun.
What is the plural of maamar?
The plural of maamar is maamarim.

Words near maamar in the dictionary

  1. Maaliw
  2. Maalouf
  3. Maaloufs
  4. Maaloula
  5. Maalox
  6. maamar
  7. Maan
  8. Maanahao
  9. Maanda
  10. MAANG
  11. maanhaar-jackal

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