סתם

See also: סת״ם‎ and סתּם‎

Hebrew
Root
ס־ת־ם‎ (s-t-m)

Pronunciation

Adjective

סְתָם • (s'tám)

  1. (colloquial) just, simply, mere, ordinary.
    ‏סְתָם מַשֶּׁהוּ קָטָן‎ ― s'tám máshehu katán ― Just a little something
  2. (colloquial) purposelessly: without a reason
    ‏זֶה לֹא קָרָה סְתָם‎‎ ― ze lo qará s'tám ― It didn't happen without a reason
  3. (colloquial) unspecial, ordinary
    ‏סְתָם אֶחָד‎ ― s'tám ekhád ― Someone unspecial

Verb

סָתַם • (satám) (pa'al construction)

  1. To stop (a pipe or opening), to stop up, clog, to close or seal.
  2. To block: prevent (something or someone) from passing.
  3. (specifically, vulgar) To shut (one's mouth): to shut up.
  4. (slang) to stuff oneself: to fill with one's stomach with food.

Conjugation
Conjugation of סָתַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לסתום / לִסְתֹּם‎
  • action noun: סְתִימָה‎
  • passive participle: סָתוּם‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first סָתַמְתִּי‎סָתַמְנוּ‎
second סָתַמְתָּ‎סָתַמְתְּ‎סְתַמְתֶּם‎1סְתַמְתֶּן‎1
third סָתַםסָתְמָה‎סָתְמוּ‎
present סוֹתֵם‎סוֹתֶמֶת‎סוֹתְמִים‎סוֹתְמוֹת‎
future first אסתום / אֶסְתֹּם‎נסתום / נִסְתֹּם‎
second תסתום / תִּסְתֹּם‎תִּסְתְּמִי‎תִּסְתְּמוּ‎תסתומנה / תִּסְתֹּמְנָה‎2
third יסתום / יִסְתֹּם‎תסתום / תִּסְתֹּם‎יִסְתְּמוּ‎תסתומנה / תִּסְתֹּמְנָה‎2
imperative סתום / סְתֹם‎סִתְמִי‎סִתְמוּ‎סתומנה / סְתֹמְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced סָתַמְתֶּם‎ and סָתַמְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

סֶתֶם • (sétem) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. blockage

Yiddish

Adverb

סתם • (stam)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of סתּם‎ (stam).
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