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Conjugation of לַעֲטוֹת

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ע - ט - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to wrap oneself (lit.)

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Past tense	1st	עָטִיתִי atiti I wrapped myself		עָטִינוּ atinu we wrapped ourselves
	2nd	עָטִיתָ atita you m. sg. wrapped yourself	עָטִית atit you f. sg. wrapped yourself	עֲטִיתֶם atitem you m. pl. wrapped yourselves The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עָטִיתֶם atitem	עֲטִיתֶן atiten you f. pl. wrapped yourselves The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עָטִיתֶן atiten
	3rd	עָטָה ata he / it wrapped himself	עָטְתָה ateta she / it wrapped herself	עָטוּ atu they wrapped themselves
Present tense / Participle		עוֹטֶה ote I / you m. sg. / he / it wrap(s) himself	עוֹטָה ota I / you f. sg. / she / it wrap(s) herself	עוֹטִים otim we / you m. pl. / they m. wrap themselves	עוֹטוֹת otot we / you f. pl. / they f. wrap themselves
Future tense	1st	אֶעֱטֶה e'ete I will wrap myself		נַעֲטֶה na'ate we will wrap ourselves
	2nd	תַּעֲטֶה ta'ate you m. sg. will wrap yourself	תַּעֲטִי ta'ati you f. sg. will wrap yourself	תַּעֲטוּ ta'atu you m. pl. will wrap yourselves	תַּעֲטֶינָה ta'atena you f. pl. will wrap yourselves In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תַּעֲטוּ ta'atu
	3rd	יַעֲטֶה ya'ate he / it will wrap himself	תַּעֲטֶה ta'ate she / it will wrap herself	יַעֲטוּ ya'atu they m. will wrap themselves	תַּעֲטֶינָה ta'atena they f. will wrap themselves In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יַעֲטוּ ya'atu
Imperative		עֲטֵה!‏ ate! (to a man) wrap yourself!	עֲטִי!‏ ati! (to a woman) wrap yourself!	עֲטוּ!‏ atu! (to men) wrap yourselves!	עֲטֶינָה!‏ atena! (to women) wrap yourselves! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: עֲטוּ!‏ atu!
Infinitive		לַעֲטוֹת la'atot to wrap one's