נקמה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ק־ם (n-q-m)
0 terms

Compare Arabic اِنْتِقَام (intiqām).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /nekaˈma/
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Noun

נְקָמָה • (nekamáf (plural indefinite נְקָמוֹת, singular construct נִקְמַת־, plural construct נִקְמוֹת־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]

  1. revenge
  • הִתְנַקֵּם
  • נַקְמָנִי
  • נִקַּם / ניקם

References

  • נקמה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נְקָמָה (nekamá).

Noun

נקמה • (nekomef

  1. revenge