ניכה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־כ־ה (n-k-h)

Compare with Arabic نَكَى (nakā, “to vex, hurt, upset”)

Pronunciation

Verb

ניכה / נִכָּה • (nika) (pi'el construction)

  1. to subtract something from; to lessen

Conjugation

Conjugation of ניכה / נִכָּה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first ניכיתי / נִכִּיתִי ניכינו / נִכִּינוּ
second ניכית / נִכִּיתָ ניכית / נִכִּית ניכיתם / נִכִּיתֶם ניכיתן / נִכִּיתֶן
third ניכה / נִכָּה ניכתה / נִכְּתָה ניכו / נִכּוּ
present מְנַכֶּה מְנַכָּה מְנַכִּים מְנַכּוֹת
future first אֲנַכֶּה נְנַכֶּה
second תְּנַכֶּה תְּנַכִּי תְּנַכּוּ תְּנַכֶּינָה1
third יְנַכֶּה תְּנַכֶּה יְנַכּוּ תְּנַכֶּינָה1
imperative נַכֵּה נַכִּי נַכּוּ נַכֶּינָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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