קמץ

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Hebrew

ניקוד
Root
ק־מ־ץ (q-m-ts)

Pronunciation

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Noun

קָמָץ • (kamáts, qɔmɔṣ) m

  1. kamatz (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T, which is written beneath a letter to indicate an /a/ sound (or, in Ashkenazi pronunciation, an /o/ sound)) (ִ◌ָ)

Alternative forms

  • קָמֵץ (kaméts, qɔmeṣ), קָמֶץ (kámets, qɔ́mɛṣ)

Derived terms

Verb

קָמַץ • (kamáts) (pa'al construction)

  1. clench

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָמַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first קָמַצְתִּי קָמַצְנוּ
second קָמַצְתָּ קָמַצְתְּ קְמַצְתֶּם1 קְמַצְתֶּן1
third קָמַץ קָמְצָה קָמְצוּ
present קוֹמֵץ קוֹמֶצֶת קוֹמְצִים קוֹמְצוֹת
future first אקמוץ / אֶקְמֹץ נקמוץ / נִקְמֹץ
second תקמוץ / תִּקְמֹץ תִּקְמְצִי תִּקְמְצוּ תקמוצנה / תִּקְמֹצְנָה2
third יקמוץ / יִקְמֹץ תקמוץ / תִּקְמֹץ יִקְמְצוּ תקמוצנה / תִּקְמֹצְנָה2
imperative קמוץ / קְמֹץ קִמְצִי קִמְצוּ קמוצנה / קְמֹצְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced קָמַצְתֶּם and קָמַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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

Further reading

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Etymology

From Hebrew קָמָץ.

Noun

קמץ • (komets) m

  1. kamatz (Hebrew diacritical mark)

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