סתם

See also: סת״ם and סתּם

Hebrew

Root
ס־ת־ם (s-t-m)
3 terms

Etymology

Same origin as Arabic صتم.

Pronunciation

Adjective

סְתָם • (stám)

  1. (colloquial) just, simply, mere, ordinary.
    סְתָם מַשֶּׁהוּ קָטָן ― stám máshehu qatán ― Just a little something
  2. (colloquial) purposelessly: without a reason
    זֶה לֹא קָרָה סְתָם ― ze lo qará stám ― It didn't happen without a reason
  3. (colloquial) unspecial, ordinary
    סְתָם אֶחָד ― stám ehád ― Someone unspecial

Verb

סָתַם • (satám) (pa'al construction)

  1. To stop (a pipe or opening), to stop up, clog, to close or seal.
  2. To block: prevent (something or someone) from passing.
  3. (specifically, vulgar) To shut (one's mouth): to shut up.
  4. (slang) to stuff oneself: to fill with one's stomach with food.

Conjugation

Conjugation of סָתַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לסתום / לִסְתֹּם
action noun סְתִימָה
passive participle סָתוּם
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first סָתַמְתִּי סָתַמְנוּ
second סָתַמְתָּ סָתַמְתְּ סְתַמְתֶּם1 סְתַמְתֶּן1
third סָתַם סָתְמָה סָתְמוּ
present סוֹתֵם סוֹתֶמֶת סוֹתְמִים סוֹתְמוֹת
future first אסתום / אֶסְתֹּם נסתום / נִסְתֹּם
second תסתום / תִּסְתֹּם תִּסְתְּמִי תִּסְתְּמוּ תסתומנה / תִּסְתֹּמְנָה2
third יסתום / יִסְתֹּם תסתום / תִּסְתֹּם יִסְתְּמוּ תסתומנה / תִּסְתֹּמְנָה2
imperative סתום / סְתֹם סִתְמִי סִתְמוּ סתומנה / סְתֹמְנָה2

1 Pronounced סָתַמְתֶּם and סָתַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

סֶתֶם • (sétem) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. blockage

Derived terms

  • חלב סתם (“chalav stam”)

Yiddish

Adverb

סתם • (stam)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of סתּם (stam).
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