גמר

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Hebrew

Root
ג־מ־ר (g-m-r)
4 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒈠𒀸 (gamārum, “to bring to an end, to finish”) and Aramaic גמר / ܓܡܪ (“to complete, to perfect”). Compare Arabic جمر (“to collect, to cense”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

גָּמַר • (gamár) (pa'al construction, passive participle גָּמוּר, passive counterpart נִגְמַר)

  1. (transitive) to finish, complete
    גִּמְרִי אֵת הָאֹכֶל בְּצַּלַּחְתֵּךְ!
    gimrí et ha'ókhel betsalakhtékh!
    Finish the food from your plate!
  2. (colloquial) to cum, ejaculate, have an orgasm
  3. (colloquial) to be through or done

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּמַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לגמור / לִגְמֹר
action noun גְּמִירָה
passive participle גָּמוּר
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first גָּמַרְתִּי גָּמַרְנוּ
second גָּמַרְתָּ גָּמַרְתְּ גְּמַרְתֶּם1 גְּמַרְתֶּן1
third גָּמַר גָּמְרָה גָּמְרוּ
present גּוֹמֵר גּוֹמֶרֶת גּוֹמְרִים גּוֹמְרוֹת
future first אגמור / אֶגְמֹר נגמור / נִגְמֹר
second תגמור / תִּגְמֹר תִּגְמְרִי תִּגְמְרוּ תגמורנה / תִּגְמֹרְנָה2
third יגמור / יִגְמֹר תגמור / תִּגְמֹר יִגְמְרוּ תגמורנה / תִּגְמֹרְנָה2
imperative גמור / גְּמֹר גִּמְרִי גִּמְרוּ גמורנה / גְּמֹרְנָה2

1 Pronounced גָּמַרְתֶּם and גָּמַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Noun

גְּמָר • (gmar) m (plural indefinite גְּמָרִים, singular construct גְּמַר־)

  1. finale

Derived terms

See also

  • גֹּמֶר (gómer, “Gomer”)

References

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