חתול

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word חתול. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word חתול, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say חתול in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word חתול you have here. The definition of the word חתול will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofחתול, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ת־ל (ḥ-t-l)

Of indeterminate origin, possibly a Wanderwort. First attested in the Hebrew of the Babylonian Talmud. Related to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic חתולא, a plural form of which appears in the Targum Jonathan version of Isaiah 13:22, rendering the Hebrew אִיִּים (“jackals”) as חֲתוּלִין (“cats”). Compare also Arabic قط (qiṭṭ), Latin cattus.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈtul/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /xɔ.sul/, /xu.sil/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħaˈt̪ul/,
(Yemenite Hebrew, Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħɔˈθul/
(file)

Noun

חָתוּל • (khatúl) m (plural indefinite חֲתוּלִים, singular construct חֲתוּל־, feminine counterpart חֲתוּלָה)

cat

Declension

Declension of חָתוּל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
masculine singular	indefinite	חָתוּל	first	חֲתוּלִי		חֲתוּלֵנוּ
	definite	הַחָתוּל	second	חֲתוּלְךָ	חֲתוּלֵךְ	חֲתוּלְכֶם	חֲתוּלְכֶן
	construct	חֲתוּל־	third	חֲתוּלוֹ	חֲתוּלָהּ	חֲתוּלָם	חֲתוּלָן
masculine plural	indefinite	חֲתוּלִים	first	חתוליי / חֲתוּלַי		חֲתוּלֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲתוּלִים	second	חֲתוּלֶיךָ	חתולייך / חֲתוּלַיִךְ	חֲתוּלֵיכֶם	חֲתוּלֵיכֶן
	construct	חֲתוּלֵי־	third	חֲתוּלָיו	חֲתוּלֶיהָ	חֲתוּלֵיהֶם	חֲתוּלֵיהֶן
feminine singular	indefinite	חֲתוּלָה	first	חֲתוּלָתִי		חֲתוּלָתֵנוּ
	definite	הַחֲתוּלָה	second	חֲתוּלָתְךָ	חֲתוּלָתֵךְ	חֲתוּלַתְכֶם	חֲתוּלַתְכֶן
	construct	חֲתוּלַת־	third	חֲתוּלָתוֹ	חֲתוּלָתָהּ	חֲתוּלָתָם	חֲתוּלָתָן
feminine plural	indefinite	חֲתוּלוֹת	first	חתולותיי / חֲתוּלוֹתַי		חֲתוּלוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲתוּלוֹת	second	חֲתוּלוֹתֶיךָ	חתולותייך / חֲתוּלוֹתַיִךְ	חֲתוּלוֹתֵיכֶם	חֲתוּלוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	חֲתוּלוֹת־	third	חֲתוּלוֹתָיו	חֲתוּלוֹתֶיהָ	חֲתוּלוֹתָם	חֲתוּלוֹתָן

Synonyms

(cat): שונרא (shunrá) (rare)

Derived terms

חֲתַלְתּוּל (khataltúl)
חָתוּל נְמֵרִי (khatúl n'merí)

Etymology 2

Noun

חִתּוּל • (khitúl) m

defective spelling of חיתול

References

“חתול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

חתול on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia