צמא

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־מ־א (ts-m-ʾ)
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣amiʔ- (“to thirst”). Compare Arabic ظَمِئَ (ẓamiʔa, “to thirst; to long”).

Verb

צָמֵא • (tsamé) (pa'al construction)

  1. to thirst, be thirsty
  2. to long, yearn

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָמֵא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לצמוא / לִצְמֹא
action noun —
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צָמֵאתִי צָמֵאנוּ
second צָמֵאתָ צָמֵאת צְמֵאתֶם1 צְמֵאתֶן1
third צָמֵא צָמְאָה צָמְאוּ
present צָמֵא צְמֵאָה צְמֵאִים צְמֵאוֹת
future first אֶצְמָא נִצְמָא
second תִּצְמָא תִּצְמְאִי תִּצְמְאוּ תִּצְמֶאנָה2
third יִצְמָא תִּצְמָא יִצְמְאוּ תִּצְמֶאנָה2
imperative צְמָא צִמְאִי צִמְאוּ צְמֶאנָה2

1 Pronounced צָמֵאתֶם and צָמֵאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Adjective

צָמֵא • (tsamé) (feminine צְמֵאָה, masculine plural צְמֵאִים, feminine plural צְמֵאוֹת) [pattern: קָטֵל]

  1. thirsty

References

Noun

צָמָא • (tsamá) m [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. thirst
  2. longing, yearning

References

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