Verb – NIF'AL
Root: א - ל - ם
The first radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 נֶאֱלָם ne'elam I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֱלֶמֶת ne'elemet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֱלָמִים ne'elamim we / you m. pl. / they m. are dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֱלָמוֹת ne'elamot we / you f. pl. / they f. are dumbfounded | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְתִּי ne'elamti I was dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְנוּ ne'elamnu we were dumbfounded | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְתָּ ne'elamta you m. sg. were dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְתְּ ne'elamt you f. sg. were dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְתֶּם ne'elamtem you m. pl. were dumbfounded The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְתֶּם ne'elamtem | 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְתֶּן ne'elamten you f. pl. were dumbfounded The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נֶאֱלַמְתֶּן ne'elamten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 נֶאֱלַם ne'elam he / it was dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֶלְמָה ne'elma she / it was dumbfounded | 🔊 נֶאֶלְמוּ ne'elmu they were dumbfounded | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֵאָלֵם ~ איאלם e'alem I will be dumbfounded | 🔊 נֵאָלֵם ~ ניאלם ne'alem we will be dumbfounded | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תֵּאָלֵם ~ תיאלם te'alem you m. sg. will be dumbfounded | 🔊 תֵּאָלְמִי ~ תיאלמי te'almi you f. sg. will be dumbfounded | 🔊 תֵּאָלְמוּ ~ תיאלמו te'almu you m. pl. will be dumbfounded | 🔊 תֵּאָלַמְנָה ~ תיאלמנה te'alamna 🔊 תֵּאָלֵמְנָה ~ תיאלמנה te'alemna you f. pl. will be dumbfounded In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֵּאָלְמוּ ~ תיאלמו te'almu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יֵאָלֵם ~ ייאלם ye'alem he / it will be dumbfounded | 🔊 תֵּאָלֵם ~ תיאלם te'alem she / it will be dumbfounded | 🔊 יֵאָלְמוּ ~ ייאלמו ye'almu they m. will be dumbfounded | 🔊 תֵּאָלַמְנָה ~ תיאלמנה te'alamna 🔊 תֵּאָלֵמְנָה ~ תיאלמנה te'alemna they f. will be dumbfounded In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֵאָלְמוּ ~ ייאלמו ye'almu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הֵאָלֵם! ~ היאלם! he'alem! (to a man) be dumbfounded! | 🔊 הֵאָלְמִי! ~ היאלמי! he'almi! (to a woman) be dumbfounded! | 🔊 הֵאָלְמוּ! ~ היאלמו! he'almu! (to men) be dumbfounded! | 🔊 הֵאָלַמְנָה! ~ היאלמנה! he'alamna! 🔊 הֵאָלֵמְנָה! ~ היאלמנה! he'alemna! (to women) be dumbfounded! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הֵאָלְמוּ! ~ היאלמו! he'almu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהֵאָלֵם ~ להיאלם lehe'alem to be dumbfounded | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 אִילֵּםilem | א - ל - ם | Adjective – kittel pattern | mute, dumb (unable to speak) |
| 🔊 אַלִּיםalim | א - ל - ם | Adjective – kattil pattern | violent |
| 🔊 אַלִּימוּתalimut | א - ל - ם | Noun – feminine | violence |
| 🔊 אֵלֶםelem | א - ל - ם | Noun – ketel pattern, masculine | silence, speechlessness (lit.) |
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