Verb – HIF'IL
Root: מ - ע - ט
The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מַמְעִיט mam'it I / you m. sg. / he / it cause(s) to decrease | מַמְעִיטָה mam'ita I / you f. sg. / she / it cause(s) to decrease | מַמְעִיטִים mam'itim we / you m. pl. / they m. cause to decrease | מַמְעִיטוֹת mam'itot we / you f. pl. / they f. cause to decrease | |
Past tense | 1st | הִמְעַטְתִּי him'ateti I caused to decrease | הִמְעַטְנוּ him'atnu we caused to decrease | ||
2nd | הִמְעַטְתָּ him'ateta you m. sg. caused to decrease | הִמְעַטְתְּ him'atet you f. sg. caused to decrease | הִמְעַטְתֶּם him'atetem you m. pl. caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִמְעַטְתֶּם him'atetem | הִמְעַטְתֶּן him'ateten you f. pl. caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִמְעַטְתֶּן him'ateten | |
3rd | הִמְעִיט him'it he / it caused to decrease | הִמְעִיטָה him'ita she / it caused to decrease | הִמְעִיטוּ him'itu they caused to decrease | ||
Future tense | 1st | אַמְעִיט am'it I will cause to decrease | נַמְעִיט nam'it we will cause to decrease | ||
2nd | תַּמְעִיט tam'it you m. sg. will cause to decrease | תַּמְעִיטִי tam'iti you f. sg. will cause to decrease | תַּמְעִיטוּ tam'itu you m. pl. will cause to decrease | תַּמְעֵטְנָה tam'etna you f. pl. will cause to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תַּמְעִיטוּ tam'itu | |
3rd | יַמְעִיט yam'it he / it will cause to decrease | תַּמְעִיט tam'it she / it will cause to decrease | יַמְעִיטוּ yam'itu they m. will cause to decrease | תַּמְעֵטְנָה tam'etna they f. will cause to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יַמְעִיטוּ yam'itu | |
Imperative | הַמְעֵט! ham'et! (to a man) cause to decrease! | הַמְעִיטִי! ham'iti! (to a woman) cause to decrease! | הַמְעִיטוּ! ham'itu! (to men) cause to decrease! | הַמְעֵטְנָה! ham'etna! (to women) cause to decrease! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הַמְעִיטוּ! ham'itu! | |
Infinitive | לְהַמְעִיט leham'it to cause to decrease |
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מֻמְעָט ~ מומעט mum'at I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is caused to decrease | מֻמְעֶטֶת ~ מומעטת mum'etet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is caused to decrease | מֻמְעָטִים ~ מומעטים mum'atim we / you m. pl. / they m. are caused to decrease | מֻמְעָטוֹת ~ מומעטות mum'atot we / you f. pl. / they f. are caused to decrease | |
Past tense | 1st | הֻמְעַטְתִּי ~ הומעטתי hum'ateti I was caused to decrease | הֻמְעַטְנוּ ~ הומעטנו hum'atnu we were caused to decrease | ||
2nd | הֻמְעַטְתָּ ~ הומעטת hum'ateta you m. sg. were caused to decrease | הֻמְעַטְתְּ ~ הומעטת hum'atet you f. sg. were caused to decrease | הֻמְעַטְתֶּם ~ הומעטתם hum'atetem you m. pl. were caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֻמְעַטְתֶּם ~ הומעטתם hum'atetem | הֻמְעַטְתֶּן ~ הומעטתן hum'ateten you f. pl. were caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֻמְעַטְתֶּן ~ הומעטתן hum'ateten | |
3rd | הֻמְעַט ~ הומעט hum'at he / it was caused to decrease | הֻמְעֲטָה ~ הומעטה hum'ata she / it was caused to decrease | הֻמְעֲטוּ ~ הומעטו hum'atu they were caused to decrease | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֻמְעַט ~ אומעט um'at I will be caused to decrease | נֻמְעַט ~ נומעט num'at we will be caused to decrease | ||
2nd | תֻּמְעַט ~ תומעט tum'at you m. sg. will be caused to decrease | תֻּמְעֲטִי ~ תומעטי tum'ati you f. sg. will be caused to decrease | תֻּמְעֲטוּ ~ תומעטו tum'atu you m. pl. will be caused to decrease | תֻּמְעַטְנָה ~ תומעטנה tum'atna you f. pl. will be caused to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תֻּמְעֲטוּ ~ תומעטו tum'atu | |
3rd | יֻמְעַט ~ יומעט yum'at he / it will be caused to decrease | תֻּמְעַט ~ תומעט tum'at she / it will be caused to decrease | יֻמְעֲטוּ ~ יומעטו yum'atu they m. will be caused to decrease | תֻּמְעַטְנָה ~ תומעטנה tum'atna they f. will be caused to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יֻמְעֲטוּ ~ יומעטו yum'atu |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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לְמַעֵט | מ - ע - ט | Adverb | excluding, except for |
מוּעָט | מ - ע - ט | Adjective | few in numbers, not numerous |
מִיעוּט | מ - ע - ט | Noun – kittul pattern, masculine | minority |
מְעַט | מ - ע - ט | Adverb | few, little |
מָעַט | מ - ע - ט | Verb – pa'al | to lessen, to be reduced (literary) |
לְמַעֵט | מ - ע - ט | Verb – pi'el | to reduce |
לְהִתְמַעֵט | מ - ע - ט | Verb – hitpa'el | to decrease, to diminish (reflexive) |
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