Conjugation of לְעַמְעֵם

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ע - מ - ע - ם

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

This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.

Meaning

to dim (a light), to dull something

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְעַמְעֵם me'am'em I / you m. sg. / he / it dim(s)	🔊 מְעַמְעֶמֶת me'am'emet I / you f. sg. / she / it dim(s)	🔊 מְעַמְעֲמִים me'am'amim we / you m. pl. / they m. dim	🔊 מְעַמְעֲמוֹת me'am'amot we / you f. pl. / they f. dim
Past tense	1st	🔊 עִמְעַמְתִּי im'amti I dimmed		🔊 עִמְעַמְנוּ im'amnu we dimmed
	2nd	🔊 עִמְעַמְתָּ im'amta you m. sg. dimmed	🔊 עִמְעַמְתְּ im'amt you f. sg. dimmed	🔊 עִמְעַמְתֶּם im'amtem you m. pl. dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עִמְעַמְתֶּם im'amtem	🔊 עִמְעַמְתֶּן im'amten you f. pl. dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עִמְעַמְתֶּן im'amten
	3rd	🔊 עִמְעֵם im'em he / it dimmed	🔊 עִמְעֲמָה im'ama she / it dimmed	🔊 עִמְעֲמוּ im'amu they dimmed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲעַמְעֵם a'am'em I will dim		🔊 נְעַמְעֵם ne'am'em we will dim
	2nd	🔊 תְּעַמְעֵם te'am'em you m. sg. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמְעֲמִי te'am'ami you f. sg. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמְעֲמוּ te'am'amu you m. pl. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמְעֵמְנָה te'am'emna you f. pl. will dim In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּעַמְעֲמוּ te'am'amu
	3rd	🔊 יְעַמְעֵם ye'am'em he / it will dim	🔊 תְּעַמְעֵם te'am'em she / it will dim	🔊 יְעַמְעֲמוּ ye'am'amu they m. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמְעֵמְנָה te'am'emna they f. will dim In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְעַמְעֲמוּ ye'am'amu
Imperative		🔊 עַמְעֵם!‏ am'em! (to a man) dim!	🔊 עַמְעֲמִי!‏ am'ami! (to a woman) dim!	🔊 עַמְעֲמוּ!‏ am'amu! (to men) dim!	🔊 עַמְעֵמְנָה!‏ am'emna! (to women) dim! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 עַמְעֲמוּ!‏ am'amu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְעַמְעֵם le'am'em to dim

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְעֻמְעָם ~ מעומעם me'um'am I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is dimmed	🔊 מְעֻמְעֶמֶת ~ מעומעמת me'um'emet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is dimmed	🔊 מְעֻמְעָמִים ~ מעומעמים me'um'amim we / you m. pl. / they m. are dimmed	🔊 מְעֻמְעָמוֹת ~ מעומעמות me'um'amot we / you f. pl. / they f. are dimmed
Past tense	1st	🔊 עֻמְעַמְתִּי ~ עומעמתי um'amti I was dimmed		🔊 עֻמְעַמְנוּ ~ עומעמנו um'amnu we were dimmed
	2nd	🔊 עֻמְעַמְתָּ ~ עומעמת um'amta you m. sg. were dimmed	🔊 עֻמְעַמְתְּ ~ עומעמת um'amt you f. sg. were dimmed	🔊 עֻמְעַמְתֶּם ~ עומעמתם um'amtem you m. pl. were dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עֻמְעַמְתֶּם ~ עומעמתם um'amtem	🔊 עֻמְעַמְתֶּן ~ עומעמתן um'amten you f. pl. were dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עֻמְעַמְתֶּן ~ עומעמתן um'amten
	3rd	🔊 עֻמְעַם ~ עומעם um'am he / it was dimmed	🔊 עֻמְעֲמָה ~ עומעמה um'ama she / it was dimmed	🔊 עֻמְעֲמוּ ~ עומעמו um'amu they were dimmed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲעֻמְעַם ~ אעומעם a'um'am I will be dimmed		🔊 נְעֻמְעַם ~ נעומעם ne'um'am we will be dimmed
	2nd	🔊 תְּעֻמְעַם ~ תעומעם te'um'am you m. sg. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמְעֲמִי ~ תעומעמי te'um'ami you f. sg. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמְעֲמוּ ~ תעומעמו te'um'amu you m. pl. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמְעַמְנָה ~ תעומעמנה te'um'amna you f. pl. will be dimmed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּעֻמְעֲמוּ ~ תעומעמו te'um'amu
	3rd	🔊 יְעֻמְעַם ~ יעומעם ye'um'am he / it will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמְעַם ~ תעומעם te'um'am she / it will be dimmed	🔊 יְעֻמְעֲמוּ ~ יעומעמו ye'um'amu they m. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמְעַמְנָה ~ תעומעמנה te'um'amna they f. will be dimmed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְעֻמְעֲמוּ ~ יעומעמו ye'um'amu