מטר

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Aramaic

Verb

מטר • (miṭrā)

  1. to rain

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ט־ר (m-ṭ-r)

From Proto-Semitic . Compare Aramaic ܡܛܪܐ, מִטְרָא (miṭrā), Arabic مَطَر (maṭar).

Pronunciation

Noun

מָטָר • (matár) m (plural indefinite מְטָרִים, singular construct מְטַר־, plural construct מִטְרֵי־)

  1. (literary, meteorology) rain
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Etymology 2

From French mètre and cognates, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre”).

Noun

מֶטֶר • (méter) m (plural indefinite מֶטְרִים)

  1. metre
  2. (colloquial) measuring tape

References

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

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