Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gemara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: gemara
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Part of the Talmud, comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah.

Etymology

From Aramaic גמרא.

Word Breakdown

Root: גמרא

Inflected Forms

Gemora (alternative) Gemoro (alternative) Gemorra (alternative)

Derived Forms

Gemaric Gemarist

Questions

What does gemara mean?: Part of the Talmud, comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah.
Where does gemara come from?: From Aramaic גמרא.

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