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Hebrew
Etymology 1
The sense “infinitive” is a calque of Arabic مَصْدَر (maṣdar, “infinitive”, literally “source, origin”).
Noun
מָקוֹר • (makór) m (plural indefinite מְקוֹרוֹת, singular construct מְקוֹר־, plural construct מְקוֹרוֹת־)
- A source, an origin, a root.
- מקור חום ― m'kór khóm ― a heat source
- מקור המילה ― m'kór hamilá ― the source of the word
- A fountain, a wellspring
Tanach, Psalms 36:10, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:כִּי־עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה־אוֹר׃- ki 'imkhá mqor ḥayyim b-orkha nireh or
- For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light.
Tanach, Proverbs 10:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:מְקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָס׃- mqór ḥayyím pi tsaddiq u-fi rsha'im ykhasse ḥamas
- The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
- (grammar) infinitive
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
מַקּוֹר • (makór) m (plural indefinite מַקּוֹרִים, singular construct מַקּוֹר־, plural construct מַקּוֹרֵי־)
- A beak: a mouth-like anatomical structure found in various animals, notably birds.
Declension