גמא

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גָּמָא
C(pi): глотать, проглатывать.
E(hi): поить, дать пить.

גֹּמֶא
тростник, папирус, папирусовый камыш.

גַּמָּאm. (Γάμμα) 1) Gamma, the third letter of the Greek alphabet. Shek. III, 2 אלפא ביתא ג׳ Ms. O. (ed. גמלא). 2) the shape of a Gamma, Γ, v. preced.

גָּמָא(b. h.), גָּמָה, גָּמַע to take a draught, quaff; to sip, suck up. Y.Maas. Sh. II, beg. 53b he melted fat וגְמָעוֹ and sipped it; Y.Yoma VIII, 45a top וגְמָייוֹ. Sabb.XIV, 4 (111a) לא יִגְמָא בהןוכ׳ Ar. (ed. יִגְמַע, or יגְמּ׳ Pi., v. infra) he must not quaff vinegar through his teeth. Y.Maasr.III, 50d bot. כמה … לִגְמוֹת בכוס how large a portion of the cup one must quaff at a time. Y.Shebi.II, end, 34b; Y.Ned.VII, beg.40b the leaves of the colocasia must not be used (in case of a vow of abstinence from vegetables, or in the Sabbath year) לגמותוכ׳ to sip water out of them (v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Colocasia); a. fr. Pi. גִּמֵּא, גִּמֵּעַ same. Sabb.111a מְגַמֵּעַ ופולט תנן (Ms. M. לא יִגְמַע ויפלוט) the Mishnah means, he must not quaff and spit out; Bets.18b; Y.Shebi.VIII, 38a top מְגַמֵּא; a. fr.

גַּםII, (גמא) גַּאַם m. (preced.) joint, angle, esp. two sides of a rectangle. Erub.55a כמין גם Ar. (ed. גאם) in the shape of a right angle. Zeb.53b גמא (Yalk. Lev. 441 גאם). Pes.8b שורה אחת כמין ג׳ one row of wine vessels, in the shape of, i. e. the front and the whole upper layer. Y. ib. I, 27b bot. קולפו כמין גם.Kel. XIV, 8 (מפתח) של גם שנשבר מתוך גומו a key whose bit is joined (opp. to של ארכובה of one piece) broken at its junction. Sabb.105a על הגם Ar., ed. על הגַּס, q. v.Pl. גַּמִּים, גַּמִּין. Y. Pes. l. c. קולפו כמין שני ג׳ he takes off for examination two front and two upper layers, v. supra. Ib. if the vessels are arranged like steps קולפו ג׳ ג׳ he must examine by front and upper layers on each landing. B. Mets.28a מדת גַּמָּיו the combined measure of both dimensions of a piece of goods, square measure, opp. מדת ארכו ומדת רחבו the measure of each dimension specified.Sabb.103b גַּמִּין, v. גי״מל.(Commentators explain our w. = Greek Gamma, Γ, whence the Var. גַּמָּא.

גַּםII, (גמא) גַּאַם m. (preced.) joint, angle, esp. two sides of a rectangle. Erub.55a כמין גם Ar. (ed. גאם) in the shape of a right angle. Zeb.53b גמא (Yalk. Lev. 441 גאם). Pes.8b שורה אחת כמין ג׳ one row of wine vessels, in the shape of, i. e. the front and the whole upper layer. Y. ib. I, 27b bot. קולפו כמין גם.Kel. XIV, 8 (מפתח) של גם שנשבר מתוך גומו a key whose bit is joined (opp. to של ארכובה of one piece) broken at its junction. Sabb.105a על הגם Ar., ed. על הגַּס, q. v.Pl. גַּמִּים, גַּמִּין. Y. Pes. l. c. קולפו כמין שני ג׳ he takes off for examination two front and two upper layers, v. supra. Ib. if the vessels are arranged like steps קולפו ג׳ ג׳ he must examine by front and upper layers on each landing. B. Mets.28a מדת גַּמָּיו the combined measure of both dimensions of a piece of goods, square measure, opp. מדת ארכו ומדת רחבו the measure of each dimension specified.Sabb.103b גַּמִּין, v. גי״מל.(Commentators explain our w. = Greek Gamma, Γ, whence the Var. גַּמָּא.

גַּגְמֵיor גּוּגְמֵי m. pl. (= גמגמי, r. גמא?) stone-like peas. Hor.13a Ar. (Var. Ar. a. ed. גְּלִימֵי).

גַּגְמֵיor גּוּגְמֵי m. pl. (= גמגמי, r. גמא?) stone-like peas. Hor.13a Ar. (Var. Ar. a. ed. גְּלִימֵי).

טוּנֵסpr. n. pl. (Tunes) Tunis in Northern Africa. Sifré Deut. 320, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא.Targ. Y. Ex. 2:3 תיבותא דט׳ (prob. meaning טָנֵיס; some ed. נַס …) a Tunesian box (h. text גמא).

טוּנֵסpr. n. pl. (Tunes) Tunis in Northern Africa. Sifré Deut. 320, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא.Targ. Y. Ex. 2:3 תיבותא דט׳ (prob. meaning טָנֵיס; some ed. נַס …) a Tunesian box (h. text גמא).