מדד

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
מ־ד־ד‎ (m-d-d)

From Proto-Semitic *mdd (“stretch, spread, measure”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉘 (madād-, “measure”), 𒉘 (madādum, “to measure”).

Verb

מָדַד • (madád) (pa'al construction)

  1. To measure: to determine the size of.

Conjugation
Conjugation of מָדַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: למדוד / לִמְדֹּד‎
  • action noun: מְדִידָה‎
  • passive participle: מָדוּד‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first מָדַדְתִּי‎מָדַדְנוּ‎
second מָדַדְתָּ‎מָדַדְתְּ‎מְדַדְתֶּם‎1מְדַדְתֶּן‎1
third מָדַדמָדְדָה‎מָדְדוּ‎
present מוֹדֵד‎מוֹדֶדֶת‎מוֹדְדִים‎מוֹדְדוֹת‎
future first אמדוד / אֶמְדֹּד‎נמדוד / נִמְדֹּד‎
second תמדוד / תִּמְדֹּד‎תִּמְדְּדִי‎תִּמְדְּדוּ‎תמדודנה / תִּמְדֹּדְנָה‎2
third ימדוד / יִמְדֹּד‎תמדוד / תִּמְדֹּד‎יִמְדְּדוּ‎תמדודנה / תִּמְדֹּדְנָה‎2
imperative מדוד / מְדֹד‎מִדְדִי‎מִדְדוּ‎מדודנה / מְדֹדְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced מָדַדְתֶּם‎ and מָדַדְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

מַדָּד • (mádad) m (plural indefinite מַדָּדִים‎, singular construct מַדַּד־, plural construct מַדָּדֵי־‎) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. a measure
  2. (economics) an index
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