מת

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
מ־ו־ת‎ (m-w-t)

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

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 מֵת‎‎ ― aní ayéf mét ― I'm dead tired
    ‏אֲנִי מֵת לִרְאוֹת אוֹתָהּ הַלַּילָה‎ ― aní mét lir'ót otáh haláyla ― I'm dying to see her tonight

Derived terms

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 שׁוֹקוֹלָד‎ ― aní met al shokolád ― I'm mad about chocolate

Conjugation
Conjugation of מֵת (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first מתתי / מַתִּי‎מַתְנוּ‎
second מתת / מַתָּ‎מתת / מַתְּ‎מתתם / מַתֶּם‎מתתן / מַתֶּן‎
third מֵתמֵתָה‎מֵתוּ‎
present מֵתמֵתָה‎מֵתִים‎מֵתוֹת‎
future first אָמוּת‎נָמוּת‎
second תָּמוּת‎תָּמוּתִי‎תָּמוּתוּ‎תמותנה / תָּמֹתְנָה‎1
third יָמוּת‎תָּמוּת‎יָמוּתוּ‎תמותנה / תָּמֹתְנָה‎1
imperative מוּת‎מוּתִי‎מוּתוּ‎מותנה / מֹתְנָה‎1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Hyponyms

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מֵת‎ (mét, “dead person”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛɪ̯s/

Noun

מת • (meys) m, plural מתים‎ (meysem)

  1. dead person
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