Verb – PI'EL
Root: מ - ע - ט
The middle 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 | 🔊 מְמַעֵט mema'et I / you m. sg. / he / it reduce(s) | 🔊 מְמַעֶטֶת mema'etet I / you f. sg. / she / it reduce(s) | 🔊 מְמַעֲטִים mema'atim we / you m. pl. / they m. reduce | 🔊 מְמַעֲטוֹת mema'atot we / you f. pl. / they f. reduce | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 מִעַטְתִּי ~ מיעטתי mi'ateti I reduced | 🔊 מִעַטְנוּ ~ מיעטנו mi'atnu we reduced | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 מִעַטְתָּ ~ מיעטת mi'ateta you m. sg. reduced | 🔊 מִעַטְתְּ ~ מיעטת mi'atet you f. sg. reduced | 🔊 מִעַטְתֶּם ~ מיעטתם mi'atetem you m. pl. reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 מִעַטְתֶּם ~ מיעטתם mi'atetem | 🔊 מִעַטְתֶּן ~ מיעטתן mi'ateten you f. pl. reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 מִעַטְתֶּן ~ מיעטתן mi'ateten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 מִעֵט ~ מיעט mi'et he / it reduced | 🔊 מִעֲטָה ~ מיעטה mi'ata she / it reduced | 🔊 מִעֲטוּ ~ מיעטו mi'atu they reduced | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֲמַעֵט ama'et I will reduce | 🔊 נְמַעֵט nema'et we will reduce | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תְּמַעֵט tema'et you m. sg. will reduce | 🔊 תְּמַעֲטִי tema'ati you f. sg. will reduce | 🔊 תְּמַעֲטוּ tema'atu you m. pl. will reduce | 🔊 תְּמַעֵטְנָה tema'etna you f. pl. will reduce In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּמַעֲטוּ tema'atu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יְמַעֵט yema'et he / it will reduce | 🔊 תְּמַעֵט tema'et she / it will reduce | 🔊 יְמַעֲטוּ yema'atu they m. will reduce | 🔊 תְּמַעֵטְנָה tema'etna they f. will reduce In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְמַעֲטוּ yema'atu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 מַעֵט! ma'et! (to a man) reduce! | 🔊 מַעֲטִי! ma'ati! (to a woman) reduce! | 🔊 מַעֲטוּ! ma'atu! (to men) reduce! | 🔊 מַעֵטְנָה! ma'etna! (to women) reduce! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 מַעֲטוּ! ma'atu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְמַעֵט lema'et to reduce | ||||
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מְמֹעָט ~ ממועט memo'at I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is reduced | 🔊 מְמֹעֶטֶת ~ ממועטת memo'etet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is reduced | 🔊 מְמֹעָטִים ~ ממועטים memo'atim we / you m. pl. / they m. are reduced | 🔊 מְמֹעָטוֹת ~ ממועטות memo'atot we / you f. pl. / they f. are reduced | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 מֹעַטְתִּי ~ מועטתי mo'ateti I was reduced | 🔊 מֹעַטְנוּ ~ מועטנו mo'atnu we were reduced | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 מֹעַטְתָּ ~ מועטת mo'ateta you m. sg. were reduced | 🔊 מֹעַטְתְּ ~ מועטת mo'atet you f. sg. were reduced | 🔊 מֹעַטְתֶּם ~ מועטתם mo'atetem you m. pl. were reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 מֹעַטְתֶּם ~ מועטתם mo'atetem | 🔊 מֹעַטְתֶּן ~ מועטתן mo'ateten you f. pl. were reduced The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 מֹעַטְתֶּן ~ מועטתן mo'ateten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 מֹעַט ~ מועט mo'at he / it was reduced | 🔊 מֹעֲטָה ~ מועטה mo'ata she / it was reduced | 🔊 מֹעֲטוּ ~ מועטו mo'atu they were reduced | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֲמֹעַט ~ אמועט amo'at I will be reduced | 🔊 נְמֹעַט ~ נמועט nemo'at we will be reduced | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תְּמֹעַט ~ תמועט temo'at you m. sg. will be reduced | 🔊 תְּמֹעֲטִי ~ תמועטי temo'ati you f. sg. will be reduced | 🔊 תְּמֹעֲטוּ ~ תמועטו temo'atu you m. pl. will be reduced | 🔊 תְּמֹעַטְנָה ~ תמועטנה temo'atna you f. pl. will be reduced In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּמֹעֲטוּ ~ תמועטו temo'atu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יְמֹעַט ~ ימועט yemo'at he / it will be reduced | 🔊 תְּמֹעַט ~ תמועט temo'at she / it will be reduced | 🔊 יְמֹעֲטוּ ~ ימועטו yemo'atu they m. will be reduced | 🔊 תְּמֹעַטְנָה ~ תמועטנה temo'atna they f. will be reduced In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְמֹעֲטוּ ~ ימועטו yemo'atu | |
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 לְמַעֵטlema'et | מ - ע - ט | Adverb | excluding, except for |
| 🔊 מוּעָטmu'at | מ - ע - ט | Adjective | few in numbers, not numerous |
| 🔊 מִיעוּטmi'ut | מ - ע - ט | Noun – kittul pattern, masculine | minority |
| 🔊 מְעַטme'at | מ - ע - ט | Adverb | few, little |
| 🔊 מָעַטma'at | מ - ע - ט | Verb – pa'al | to lessen, to be reduced (literary) |
| 🔊 לְהַמְעִיטleham'it | מ - ע - ט | Verb – hif'il | to cause to decrease, diminish |
| 🔊 לְהִתְמַעֵטlehitma'et | מ - ע - ט | Verb – hitpa'el | to decrease, to diminish (reflexive) |
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