Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bima

/ˈbiːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: bi-ma
IPA: /ˈbiːmə/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.

name

A city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: בִּימָה

Inflected Forms

bimas (plural) bema (alternative) bimah (alternative)

Synonyms

almemar

Homonyms

bema

Rhymes With

prima hiroshima fukushima schema fema edema ema jemima emphysema pima sima cima

Questions

How do you pronounce bima?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːmə/.
What does bima mean?: The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.
Where does bima come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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