Verb – PI'EL
Root: מ - ע - ט
The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מְמַעֵט mema'et I / you m. sg. / he / it reduce(s) | מְמַעֶטֶת mema'etet I / you f. sg. / she / it reduce(s) | מְמַעֲטִים mema'atim we / you m. pl. / they m. reduce | מְמַעֲטוֹת mema'atot we / you f. pl. / they f. reduce | |
Past tense | 1st | מִעַטְתִּי ~ מיעטתי mi'ateti I reduced | מִעַטְנוּ ~ מיעטנו mi'atnu we reduced | ||
2nd | מִעַטְתָּ ~ מיעטת mi'ateta you m. sg. reduced | מִעַטְתְּ ~ מיעטת mi'atet you f. sg. reduced | מִעַטְתֶּם ~ מיעטתם mi'atetem you m. pl. reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: מִעַטְתֶּם ~ מיעטתם mi'atetem | מִעַטְתֶּן ~ מיעטתן mi'ateten you f. pl. reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: מִעַטְתֶּן ~ מיעטתן mi'ateten | |
3rd | מִעֵט ~ מיעט mi'et he / it reduced | מִעֲטָה ~ מיעטה mi'ata she / it reduced | מִעֲטוּ ~ מיעטו mi'atu they reduced | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֲמַעֵט ama'et I will reduce | נְמַעֵט nema'et we will reduce | ||
2nd | תְּמַעֵט tema'et you m. sg. will reduce | תְּמַעֲטִי tema'ati you f. sg. will reduce | תְּמַעֲטוּ tema'atu you m. pl. will reduce | תְּמַעֵטְנָה tema'etna you f. pl. will reduce In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּמַעֲטוּ tema'atu | |
3rd | יְמַעֵט yema'et he / it will reduce | תְּמַעֵט tema'et she / it will reduce | יְמַעֲטוּ yema'atu they m. will reduce | תְּמַעֵטְנָה tema'etna they f. will reduce In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְמַעֲטוּ yema'atu | |
Imperative | מַעֵט! ma'et! (to a man) reduce! | מַעֲטִי! ma'ati! (to a woman) reduce! | מַעֲטוּ! ma'atu! (to men) reduce! | מַעֵטְנָה! ma'etna! (to women) reduce! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: מַעֲטוּ! ma'atu! | |
Infinitive | לְמַעֵט lema'et to reduce |
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מְמֹעָט ~ ממועט memo'at I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is reduced | מְמֹעֶטֶת ~ ממועטת memo'etet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is reduced | מְמֹעָטִים ~ ממועטים memo'atim we / you m. pl. / they m. are reduced | מְמֹעָטוֹת ~ ממועטות memo'atot we / you f. pl. / they f. are reduced | |
Past tense | 1st | מֹעַטְתִּי ~ מועטתי mo'ateti I was reduced | מֹעַטְנוּ ~ מועטנו mo'atnu we were reduced | ||
2nd | מֹעַטְתָּ ~ מועטת mo'ateta you m. sg. were reduced | מֹעַטְתְּ ~ מועטת mo'atet you f. sg. were reduced | מֹעַטְתֶּם ~ מועטתם mo'atetem you m. pl. were reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: מֹעַטְתֶּם ~ מועטתם mo'atetem | מֹעַטְתֶּן ~ מועטתן mo'ateten you f. pl. were reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: מֹעַטְתֶּן ~ מועטתן mo'ateten | |
3rd | מֹעַט ~ מועט mo'at he / it was reduced | מֹעֲטָה ~ מועטה mo'ata she / it was reduced | מֹעֲטוּ ~ מועטו mo'atu they were reduced | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֲמֹעַט ~ אמועט amo'at I will be reduced | נְמֹעַט ~ נמועט nemo'at we will be reduced | ||
2nd | תְּמֹעַט ~ תמועט temo'at you m. sg. will be reduced | תְּמֹעֲטִי ~ תמועטי temo'ati you f. sg. will be reduced | תְּמֹעֲטוּ ~ תמועטו temo'atu you m. pl. will be reduced | תְּמֹעַטְנָה ~ תמועטנה temo'atna you f. pl. will be reduced In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּמֹעֲטוּ ~ תמועטו temo'atu | |
3rd | יְמֹעַט ~ ימועט yemo'at he / it will be reduced | תְּמֹעַט ~ תמועט temo'at she / it will be reduced | יְמֹעֲטוּ ~ ימועטו yemo'atu they m. will be reduced | תְּמֹעַטְנָה ~ תמועטנה temo'atna they f. will be reduced In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְמֹעֲטוּ ~ ימועטו yemo'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) |
לְהַמְעִיט | מ - ע - ט | Verb – hif'il | to cause to decrease, diminish |
לְהִתְמַעֵט | מ - ע - ט | Verb – hitpa'el | to decrease, to diminish (reflexive) |
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