Conjugation of לְעַמֵּם

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ע - מ - ם

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

Meaning

to dim (a light)

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְעַמֵּם me'amem I / you m. sg. / he / it dim(s)	🔊 מְעַמֶּמֶת me'amemet I / you f. sg. / she / it dim(s)	🔊 מְעַמְּמִים me'amemim we / you m. pl. / they m. dim	🔊 מְעַמְּמוֹת me'amemot we / you f. pl. / they f. dim
Past tense	1st	🔊 עִמַּמְתִּי ~ עיממתי imamti I dimmed		🔊 עִמַּמְנוּ ~ עיממנו imamnu we dimmed
	2nd	🔊 עִמַּמְתָּ ~ עיממת imamta you m. sg. dimmed	🔊 עִמַּמְתְּ ~ עיממת imamt you f. sg. dimmed	🔊 עִמַּמְתֶּם ~ עיממתם imamtem you m. pl. dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עִמַּמְתֶּם ~ עיממתם imamtem	🔊 עִמַּמְתֶּן ~ עיממתן imamten you f. pl. dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עִמַּמְתֶּן ~ עיממתן imamten
	3rd	🔊 עִמֵּם ~ עימם imem he / it dimmed	🔊 עִמְּמָה ~ עיממה imema she / it dimmed	🔊 עִמְּמוּ ~ עיממו imemu they dimmed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲעַמֵּם a'amem I will dim		🔊 נְעַמֵּם ne'amem we will dim
	2nd	🔊 תְּעַמֵּם te'amem you m. sg. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמְּמִי te'amemi you f. sg. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמְּמוּ te'amemu you m. pl. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמֵּמְנָה te'amemna you f. pl. will dim In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּעַמְּמוּ te'amemu
	3rd	🔊 יְעַמֵּם ye'amem he / it will dim	🔊 תְּעַמֵּם te'amem she / it will dim	🔊 יְעַמְּמוּ ye'amemu they m. will dim	🔊 תְּעַמֵּמְנָה te'amemna they f. will dim In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְעַמְּמוּ ye'amemu
Imperative		🔊 עַמֵּם!‏ amem! (to a man) dim!	🔊 עַמְּמִי!‏ amemi! (to a woman) dim!	🔊 עַמְּמוּ!‏ amemu! (to men) dim!	🔊 עַמֵּמְנָה!‏ amemna! (to women) dim! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 עַמְּמוּ!‏ amemu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְעַמֵּם le'amem to dim

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְעֻמָּם ~ מעומם me'umam I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is dimmed	🔊 מְעֻמֶּמֶת ~ מעוממת me'umemet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is dimmed	🔊 מְעֻמָּמִים ~ מעוממים me'umamim we / you m. pl. / they m. are dimmed	🔊 מְעֻמָּמוֹת ~ מעוממות me'umamot we / you f. pl. / they f. are dimmed
Past tense	1st	🔊 עֻמַּמְתִּי ~ עוממתי umamti I was dimmed		🔊 עֻמַּמְנוּ ~ עוממנו umamnu we were dimmed
	2nd	🔊 עֻמַּמְתָּ ~ עוממת umamta you m. sg. were dimmed	🔊 עֻמַּמְתְּ ~ עוממת umamt you f. sg. were dimmed	🔊 עֻמַּמְתֶּם ~ עוממתם umamtem you m. pl. were dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עֻמַּמְתֶּם ~ עוממתם umamtem	🔊 עֻמַּמְתֶּן ~ עוממתן umamten you f. pl. were dimmed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עֻמַּמְתֶּן ~ עוממתן umamten
	3rd	🔊 עֻמַּם ~ עומם umam he / it was dimmed	🔊 עֻמְּמָה ~ עוממה umema she / it was dimmed	🔊 עֻמְּמוּ ~ עוממו umemu they were dimmed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲעֻמַּם ~ אעומם a'umam I will be dimmed		🔊 נְעֻמַּם ~ נעומם ne'umam we will be dimmed
	2nd	🔊 תְּעֻמַּם ~ תעומם te'umam you m. sg. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמְּמִי ~ תעוממי te'umemi you f. sg. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמְּמוּ ~ תעוממו te'umemu you m. pl. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמַּמְנָה ~ תעוממנה te'umamna you f. pl. will be dimmed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּעֻמְּמוּ ~ תעוממו te'umemu
	3rd	🔊 יְעֻמַּם ~ יעומם ye'umam he / it will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמַּם ~ תעומם te'umam she / it will be dimmed	🔊 יְעֻמְּמוּ ~ יעוממו ye'umemu they m. will be dimmed	🔊 תְּעֻמַּמְנָה ~ תעוממנה te'umamna they f. will be dimmed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְעֻמְּמוּ ~ יעוממו ye'umemu