נשם

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־שׁ־ם (n-sh-m)

Verb

נָשַׁם • (nashám) (pa'al construction, infinitive לנשום / לִנְשֹׁם)

  1. to breathe
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָשַׁם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָשַׁמְתִּי נָשַׁמְנוּ
second נָשַׁמְתָּ נָשַׁמְתְּ נְשַׁמְתֶּם1 נְשַׁמְתֶּן1
third נָשַׁם נָשְׁמָה נָשְׁמוּ
present נוֹשֵׁם נוֹשֶׁמֶת נוֹשְׁמִים נוֹשְׁמוֹת
future first אנשום / אֶנְשֹׁם ננשום / נִנְשֹׁם
second תנשום / תִּנְשֹׁם תִּנְשְׁמִי תִּנְשְׁמוּ תנשומנה / תִּנְשֹׁמְנָה2
third ינשום / יִנְשֹׁם תנשום / תִּנְשֹׁם יִנְשְׁמוּ תנשומנה / תִּנְשֹׁמְנָה2
imperative נשום / נְשֹׁם נִשְׁמִי נִשְׁמוּ נשומנה / נְשֹׁמְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָשַׁמְתֶּם and נָשַׁמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Conjugation of נָשַׁם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָשַׁמְתִּי נָשַׁמְנוּ
second נָשַׁמְתָּ נָשַׁמְתְּ נְשַׁמְתֶּם1 נְשַׁמְתֶּן1
third נָשַׁם נָשְׁמָה נָשְׁמוּ
present נוֹשֵׁם נוֹשֶׁמֶת נוֹשְׁמִים נוֹשְׁמוֹת
future first אשום / אֶשֹּׁם נישום / נִשֹּׁם
second תישום / תִּשֹּׁם תישמי / תִּשְּׁמִי תישמו / תִּשְּׁמוּ תישומנה / תִּשֹּׁמְנָה2
third יישום / יִשֹּׁם תישום / תִּשֹּׁם יישמו / יִשְּׁמוּ תישומנה / תִּשֹּׁמְנָה2
imperative נשום / נְשֹׁם נִשְׁמִי נִשְׁמוּ נשומנה / נְשֹׁמְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָשַׁמְתֶּם and נָשַׁמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־מ־ם (sh-m-m)

Verb

נָשַׁם • (nashám) (nif'al construction)

  1. to be devastated
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