נעל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ע־ל (n-ʿ-l)
3 terms

Compare Arabic نَعْل (naʕl) and Classical Syriac ܢܥܠܐ (naʿlā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

נַעַל • (ná'alf (dual indefinite נעליים / נַעֲלַיִם, plural indefinite נְעָלִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (footwear) shoe

Derived terms

Verb

נָעַל • (na'ál) (pa'al construction, passive participle נָעוּל, passive counterpart נִנְעַל)

  1. (transitive) to put on (a shoe, sandal, boot, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to wear (a shoe, sandal, boot, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to lock
  4. (archaic, transitive) to close tight

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָעַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לנעול / לִנְעֹל
action noun נְעִילָה
passive participle נָעוּל
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first נָעַלְתִּי נָעַלְנוּ
second נָעַלְתָּ נָעַלְתְּ נְעַלְתֶּם1 נְעַלְתֶּן1
third נָעַל נָעֲלָה נָעֲלוּ
present נוֹעֵל נוֹעֶלֶת נוֹעֲלִים נוֹעֲלוֹת
future first אֶנְעַל נִנְעַל
second תִּנְעַל תִּנְעֲלִי תִּנְעֲלוּ תִּנְעַלְנָה2
third יִנְעַל תִּנְעַל יִנְעֲלוּ תִּנְעַלְנָה2
imperative נְעַל נַעֲלִי נַעֲלוּ נְעַלְנָה2

1 Pronounced נָעַלְתֶּם and נָעַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

  • נעילה (n'ilá)