maamar

M3A1A1M3A1R1

noun

A lecture, dissertation, discourse.

OriginHebrew מַאֲמָר →
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Meanings

nounmaamar (plural maamarim)

plural maamarim · alternative ma'amar

  1. JudaismA lecture, dissertation, discourse.

    The classic Talmudic Bar Mitzvah speech in the 17ᵗʰ century lasted 30-60 minutes. Later on, this was replaced by a ma'amar lasting about 10 minutes favored by Ḥassidim. Toward the end of the 18ᵗʰ century, the ma'amar was replaced by a Dvar Torah in the vernacular.

    2024, David Golinkin, “The Origin and History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 50

Origin

  1. Hebrewמַאֲמָר“statement”
  2. Englishmaamar

Borrowed from Hebrew מַאֲמָר (ma'amár, “statement”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maamar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maamar.

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