צם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ו־ם (ts-w-m)
3 terms

Compare Arabic صَامَ (ṣāma)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -am

Verb

צָם • (tsám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to fast (to abstain from food and drink)

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָצוּם
action noun
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צַמְתִּי צַמְנוּ
second צַמְתָּ צַמְתְּ צַמְתֶּם צַמְתֶּן
third צָם צָמָה צָמוּ
present צָם צָמָה צָמִים צָמוֹת
future first אָצוּם נָצוּם
second תָּצוּם תָּצוּמִי תָּצוּמוּ תצומנה / תָּצֹמְנָה1
third יָצוּם תָּצוּם יָצוּמוּ תצומנה / תָּצֹמְנָה1
imperative צוּם צוּמִי צוּמוּ צומנה / צֹמְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.