אשמה

Hebrew
Root
א־שׁ־ם‎ (ʾ-š-m)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic إِثْم‎ (ʔiṯm).

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aʃˈma/
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Noun

אַשְׁמָה • (ashmá) f (plural indefinite אֲשָׁמוֹת‎, singular construct אשמת־‎, plural construct אשמות־‎) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. blame; fault
    ‏זה לא אשמתי שאין לך מספיק‎
    ze lo ashmatí she'éin lekhá maspík.
    It's not my fault you don't have enough.
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