מיתה

Hebrew

Root
מ־ו־ת (m-w-t)
7 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic مِيتَة (mīta).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miːˈtaː/, [miːˈθaː]
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miːˈθɔː/ [miːˈθɔː]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miˈθɔ/ [miːˈθɔː]
(Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miˈθa/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miˈta/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miˈsɔ/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miˈta/

Noun

מִיתָה • (mitá) f (singular construct מִיתַת־)

death
Synonym: מָוֶת (mávet)

Declension

Declension of **מִיתָה**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	מִיתָה	first	מִיתָתִי		מִיתָתֵנוּ
	definite	הַמִּיתָה	second	מִיתָתְךָ	מִיתָתֵךְ	מִיתַתְכֶם	מִיתַתְכֶן
	construct	מִיתַת־	third	מִיתָתוֹ	מִיתָתָהּ	מִיתָתָם	מִיתָתָן

References

“מיתה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

מיתה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he