כלה

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See also: כּלה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
כ־ל־ל (k-l-l)

Noun

כַּלָּה • (kalá) f (plural indefinite כַּלּוֹת, singular construct כַּלַּת־, plural construct כַּלּוֹת־)

  1. A bride.
  2. A daughter-in-law.
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Etymology 2

From the root כ־ל־ה

Root
כ־ל־ה (k-l-h)

Verb

כָּלָה • (kalá) (pa'al construction)

  1. (flowery) to be finished, to be over, to be done, to be completed
  2. (flowery) to have run out
Conjugation
Conjugation of כָּלָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first כָּלִיתִי כָּלִינוּ
second כָּלִיתָ כָּלִית כְּלִיתֶם1 כְּלִיתֶן1
third כָּלָה כָּלְתָה כָּלוּ
present כָּלֶה כָּלָה כָּלִים כָּלוֹת
future first אֶכְלֶה נִכְלֶה
second תִּכְלֶה תִּכְלִי תִּכְלוּ תִּכְלֶינָה2
third יִכְלֶה תִּכְלֶה יִכְלוּ תִּכְלֶינָה2
imperative כְּלֵה כְּלִי כְּלוּ כְּלֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced כָּלִיתֶם and כָּלִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

כִּלָּה • (kilá) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of כילה

Etymology 3

Noun

כִּלָּה • (kilá) f

  1. defective spelling of כילה

References

  • “כלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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