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bima

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbiːmə/
  • rhymes with -iːmə
  • CMU ARPABET: B IY1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: almemar

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Bima.

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Indonesian: Bima — city in Indonesia
  • Czech: bima — Translations
  • Czech: almemor — Translations
  • Czech: teva — Translations
  • Polish: bima — Translations