אם

From Proto-Semitic *ʾimm-

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)em/

אֵם • (em) f (plural indefinite אימהות \ אִמָּהוֹת‎, singular construct אֵם־, masculine counterpart אָב‎) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. (formal or dated) mother (one’s female parent)
   • Exodus 2:8, with translation of the King James Version:

     ‏וַתֵּלֶךְ הָעַלְמָה וַתִּקְרָא אֶת אֵם הַיָּלֶד‎‎

     vatelékh ha'almá vatikrá et em hayáled

     And the maid went and called the child's mother.

2. mother (as in "the mother of all battles")

From Proto-Semitic *šim.

אִם • (im)

1. if, whether

   ‏אם תצליחי או לא נהיה איתך.‎‎

   im tatslikhí o lo nihyé itákh.

   Whether you (f) succeed or not we will be with you.

2. in case, if

   ‏אִם אַתָּה רוֹצֶה, אֲנִי אוּכַל לָבוֹא מָחָר.‎‎

   im atá rotsé, aní ukhál lavó makhár.

   If you want, I can come tomorrow.

3. or

• Unlike English if, future tense commonly occurs after אִם (im).