Onomatopoeia

 

Onomatopoeia  ומה קול הצאן הזה באזני (הפטרה שבת זכור) In many Ashkenaz Shuls the Minhag was/is during the reading of the הפטרה when saying "UMEH" to stress and stretch out the word "ומה" U Meh---------  to sound like sheep. *Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages ·      Onomatopoeia on·o·mat·o·poe·ia The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).