Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amora

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: amo-ra
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.

Etymology

From Hebrew אָמוֹרָא (āmorā), from Aramaic.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: אָמוֹרָא, -

Inflected Forms

Amoras (plural) Amoraim (plural)

Questions

What does amora mean?: Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.
Where does amora come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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