Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i am

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.76 in modern English

Syllables: i am
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

God, seen as self-sufficient and self-existent.

name

A self-centred, arrogant person.

Colloquial

intj

Indicates solidarity or a support of a shared conviction with the person or object upon which a perceived injustice is being inflicted.

Example Sentences

"And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you."
"The primary imagination I hold to be the living Power and prime Agent of all human Perception, and as a repetition in the finite mind of the eternal act of creation in the infinite I AM."
"Joe entered and said, ‘Dinner-time. The Great I Am upstairs has grudgingly assented to oxtail soup, bangers and mash, tinned peaches with ice cream.’"
"I am Charlie Hebdo!"

Etymology

Originally after Biblical usage (Exodus 3:14), translating Hebrew אֶהְיֶה ('ehyeh).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: אֶהְיֶה

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

I am something (canonical) someone (canonical)

Phrases

one for all, all for one

Frequently Paired Words

one for all, all for one

Antonyms

I am not

Questions

What does i am mean?: God, seen as self-sufficient and self-existent.
Where does i am come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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