קמץ

Hebrew

ניקוד
Root
ק־מ־ץ (q-m-ts)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

קָמָץ • (kamáts, qɔmɔṣ) m

  1. kamatz (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T, which is written beneath a letter to indicate an /a/ sound (or, in Ashkenazi pronunciation, an /o/ sound)) (ִ◌ָ)

Alternative forms

  • קָמֵץ (kaméts, qɔmeṣ), קָמֶץ (kámets, qɔ́mɛṣ)

Derived terms

  • חֲטַף קָמָץ m (khatáf kamáts, ḥăṭap̄ qɔmɔṣ)
  • קָמָץ גָּדוֹל m (kamáts gadól, qɔmɔṣ gɔḏol)
  • קָמָץ קָטָן m (kamáts katán, qɔmɔṣ qɔṭɔn)

Verb

קָמַץ • (kamáts) (pa'al construction)

  1. clench

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָמַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לקמוץ / לִקְמֹץ
action noun קְמִיצָה
passive participle קָמוּץ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first קָמַצְתִּי קָמַצְנוּ
second קָמַצְתָּ קָמַצְתְּ קְמַצְתֶּם1 קְמַצְתֶּן1
third קָמַץ קָמְצָה קָמְצוּ
present קוֹמֵץ קוֹמֶצֶת קוֹמְצִים קוֹמְצוֹת
future first אקמוץ / אֶקְמֹץ נקמוץ / נִקְמֹץ
second תקמוץ / תִּקְמֹץ תִּקְמְצִי תִּקְמְצוּ תקמוצנה / תִּקְמֹצְנָה2
third יקמוץ / יִקְמֹץ תקמוץ / תִּקְמֹץ יִקְמְצוּ תקמוצנה / תִּקְמֹצְנָה2
imperative קמוץ / קְמֹץ קִמְצִי קִמְצוּ קמוצנה / קְמֹצְנָה2

1 Pronounced קָמַצְתֶּם and קָמַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • “קמץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew קָמָץ.

Noun

קמץ • (komets) m

  1. kamatz (Hebrew diacritical mark)

Derived terms

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