מעל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From מ־‎ (mi-, “of”) +‎ על‎ (al, “on”).

Preposition

מֵעַל • (me'ál)

  1. above, over, higher than
  2. (figuratively) over, more than (a given number or amount)
    • 2011 July 4, דן אבן (Dan Even) and אסף שטול־טראורינג (Asaf Shtull-Trauring), Haaretz Online‎:
      ‏מעל למאה מתמחים הגישו שוב מכתבי התפטרות‎
      me'ál l'mé'a mitmakhím higíshu shúv mikht'véi hitpat'rút
      Over a hundred residents submitted letters of resignation again

Etymology 2

From the root מ־ע־ל‎ (m-`-l).

Verb

מָעַל • (ma'ál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to embezzle, misappropriate
  2. (Judaism) to commit sacrilege, steal something from the Temple in Jerusalem, use sacred property for personal use
Conjugation
Conjugation of מָעַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: למעול / לִמְעֹל‎
  • action noun: מְעִילָה‎
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first מָעַלְתִּי‎מָעַלְנוּ‎
second מָעַלְתָּ‎מָעַלְתְּ‎מְעַלְתֶּם‎1מְעַלְתֶּן‎1
third מָעַלמָעֲלָה‎מָעֲלוּ‎
present מוֹעֵל‎מוֹעֶלֶת‎מוֹעֲלִים‎מוֹעֲלוֹת‎
future first אֶמְעַל‎נִמְעַל‎
second תִּמְעַל‎תִּמְעֲלִי‎תִּמְעֲלוּ‎תִּמְעַלְנָה‎2
third יִמְעַל‎תִּמְעַל‎יִמְעֲלוּ‎תִּמְעַלְנָה‎2
imperative מְעַלמַעֲלִי‎מַעֲלוּ‎מְעַלְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced מָעַלְתֶּם‎ and מָעַלְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą.

Noun

מעל • (mel) f or n

  1. flour, meal
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