Verb – PA'AL
Root: י - נ - ק
The initial radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.
This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 יוֹנֵק yonek I / you m. sg. / he / it suckle(s) | 🔊 יוֹנֶקֶת yoneket I / you f. sg. / she / it suckle(s) | 🔊 יוֹנְקִים yonkim we / you m. pl. / they m. suckle | 🔊 יוֹנְקוֹת yonkot we / you f. pl. / they f. suckle | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 יָנַקְתִּי yanakti I suckled | 🔊 יָנַקְנוּ yanaknu we suckled | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 יָנַקְתָּ yanakta you m. sg. suckled | 🔊 יָנַקְתְּ yanakt you f. sg. suckled | 🔊 יְנַקְתֶּם yenaktem you m. pl. suckled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 יָנַקְתֶּם yanaktem | 🔊 יְנַקְתֶּן yenakten you f. pl. suckled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 יָנַקְתֶּן yanakten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יָנַק yanak he / it suckled | 🔊 יָנְקָה yanka she / it suckled | 🔊 יָנְקוּ yanku they suckled | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אִינַק inak I will suckle | 🔊 נִינַק ninak we will suckle | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּינַק tinak you m. sg. will suckle | 🔊 תִּינְקִי tinki you f. sg. will suckle | 🔊 תִּינְקוּ tinku you m. pl. will suckle | 🔊 תִּינַקְנָה tinakna you f. pl. will suckle In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּינְקוּ tinku | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִינַק yinak he / it will suckle | 🔊 תִּינַק tinak she / it will suckle | 🔊 יִינְקוּ yinku they m. will suckle | 🔊 תִּינַקְנָה tinakna they f. will suckle In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִינְקוּ yinku | |
| Imperative | 🔊 יְנַק! yenak! (to a man) suckle! | 🔊 יִנְקִי! yinki! (to a woman) suckle! | 🔊 יִנְקוּ! yinku! (to men) suckle! | 🔊 יְנַקְנָה! yenakna! (to women) suckle! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִנְקוּ! yinku! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לִינֹק ~ לינוק linok to suckle | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 יוֹנֵקyonek | י - נ - ק | Noun – kotel pattern, masculine | mammal; infant, newborn |
| 🔊 לְהֵינִיקlehenik | י - נ - ק | Verb – hif'il | to breast-feed |
| 🔊 לְהָנִיקlehanik | י - נ - ק | Verb – hif'il | to suckle, to nurse, to breast-feed (non-standard spelling of להיניק) |
| 🔊 תִּינוֹקtinok | י - נ - ק | Noun | baby, infant (male) |
| 🔊 תִּינוֹקֶתtinoket | י - נ - ק | Noun – feminine | baby, infant (female) |
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