סַבְתָּא
savta
Everyday HebrewFormsסַבְתּוֹת
MeaningThe mother of your mother or father.
HistoryThis word comes from Aramaic, a very old language that was spoken in the Middle East. In Aramaic, "sava" meant "old man", and "sabta" was the word for "old woman". Hebrew took this word for "grandmother" a long time ago, and it appears in the Talmud.
Example
My grandmother lives close to us.
