מת

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־ו־ת (m-w-t)
8 terms

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *mawut-. Cognate with Arabic مَاتَ (māta), Ge'ez ሞተ (motä), Egyptian mwt, Akkadian 𒈪𒌈 (mītum).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

מֵת (mét) (feminine מֵתָה, masculine plural מֵתִים, feminine plural מֵתוֹת)

  1. Dead, having died.
  2. (intensifier) very much, completely (as in dead tired).
    אֲנִי עָיֵיף מֵתaní ayéf métI'm dead tired
    אֲנִי מֵת לִרְאוֹת אוֹתָהּ הַלַּילָהaní mét lir'ót otáh haláylaI'm dying to see her tonight

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Verb

מֵת (met) (pa'al construction)

  1. To die.
  2. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of מת (met).
  3. To be crazy or mad about something.
    אֲנִי מֵת עַל שׁוֹקוֹלָדaní met al shokoládI'm mad about chocolate

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מֵת (mét, dead person).

Pronunciation

Noun

מת (meysm, plural מתים (meysem)

  1. dead person