מטבע
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Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ) |
Pronunciation
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Noun
מַטְבֵּעַ • (matbéa') m (plural indefinite מַטְבְּעוֹת)
Declension
Declension of מַטְבֵּעַ
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | מַטְבֵּעַ | first | מַטְבֵּעִי | מַטְבֵּעֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַמַּטְבֵּעַ | second | מַטְבֵּעֲךָ | מַטְבֵּעֵךְ | מַטְבֵּעֲכֶם | מַטְבֵּעֲכֶן | |
| construct | מַטְבֵּעַ־ | third | מַטְבֵּעוֹ | מַטְבֵּעָהּ | מַטְבֵּעָם | מַטְבֵּעָן | |
| plural | indefinite | מַטְבְּעוֹת | first | מטבעותיי / מַטְבְּעוֹתַי | מַטְבְּעוֹתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַמַּטְבְּעוֹת | second | מַטְבְּעוֹתֶיךָ | מטבעותייך / מַטְבְּעוֹתַיִךְ | מַטְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶם | מַטְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | מַטְבְּעוֹת־ | third | מַטְבְּעוֹתָיו | מַטְבְּעוֹתֶיהָ | מַטְבְּעוֹתָם | מַטְבְּעוֹתָן | |
Derived terms
- מַטְבֵּעַ חוּץ (matbéa khuts)
- מטבע לשון (matbéa' lashón)
References
- “מטבע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
מטבע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מַטְבֵּעַ (matbéa', “coin”).