החמיא

Hebrew

Root
ח־מ־א (kh-m-ʾ)
2 terms

Etymology

Verbal derivation from מַחְמָאָה (makhma'á), itself derived from Psalms 55:22, with translation of the New American Standard Bible: "His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heχ(e)ˈmi/

Verb

הֶחֱמִיא • (hekhmí) (hif'il construction)

  1. to compliment, butter up

Conjugation

Conjugation of הֶחֱמִיא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהַחֲמִיא
action noun הַחֲמָאָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הֶחֱמֵאתִי הֶחֱמֵאנוּ
second הֶחֱמֵאתָ הֶחֱמֵאת הֶחֱמֵאתֶם הֶחֱמֵאתֶן
third הֶחֱמִיא הֶחֱמִיאָה הֶחֱמִיאוּ
present מַחֲמִיא מַחֲמִיאָה מַחֲמִיאִים מַחֲמִיאוֹת
future first אַחֲמִיא נַחֲמִיא
second תַּחֲמִיא תַּחֲמִיאִי תַּחֲמִיאוּ תַּחֲמֶאנָה1
third יַחֲמִיא תַּחֲמִיא יַחֲמִיאוּ תַּחֲמֶאנָה1
imperative הַחֲמֵא הַחֲמִיאִי הַחֲמִיאוּ הַחֲמֶאנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of הֶחְמִיא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהַחְמִיא
action noun הַחְמָאָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הֶחְמֵאתִי הֶחְמֵאנוּ
second הֶחְמֵאתָ הֶחְמֵאת הֶחְמֵאתֶם הֶחְמֵאתֶן
third הֶחְמִיא הֶחְמִיאָה הֶחְמִיאוּ
present מַחְמִיא מַחְמִיאָה מַחְמִיאִים מַחְמִיאוֹת
future first אַחְמִיא נַחְמִיא
second תַּחְמִיא תַּחְמִיאִי תַּחְמִיאוּ תַּחְמֶאנָה1
third יַחְמִיא תַּחְמִיא יַחְמִיאוּ תַּחְמֶאנָה1
imperative הַחְמֵא הַחְמִיאִי הַחְמִיאוּ הַחְמֶאנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

See also

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