שמרטף

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ר־ט־ף (sh-m-r-ṭ-p)
2 terms

Etymology

Blend of שָׁמַר (shamár, “to guard; to keep”) +‎ טַף (taf, “infants, small children”). The verb follows from the noun.

Noun

שְׁמַרְטַף • (shmartáf) m (plural indefinite שְׁמַרְטַפִּים, singular construct שְׁמַרְטַף־, plural construct שְׁמַרְטַפֵּי־, feminine counterpart שְׁמַרְטַפִּית)

  1. (male) babysitter; a (male) person who takes care of one or more infants or children

Declension

Declension of שְׁמַרְטַף
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite שְׁמַרְטַף first שְׁמַרְטַפִּי שְׁמַרְטַפֵּנוּ
definite הַשְּׁמַרְטַף second שְׁמַרְטַפְּךָ שְׁמַרְטַפֵּךְ שְׁמַרְטַפְּכֶם שְׁמַרְטַפְּכֶן
construct שְׁמַרְטַף־ third שְׁמַרְטַפּוֹ שְׁמַרְטַפָּהּ שְׁמַרְטַפָּם שְׁמַרְטַפָּן
plural indefinite שְׁמַרְטַפִּים first שמרטפיי / שְׁמַרְטַפַּי שְׁמַרְטַפֵּינוּ
definite הַשְּׁמַרְטַפִּים second שְׁמַרְטַפֶּיךָ שמרטפייך / שְׁמַרְטַפַּיִךְ שְׁמַרְטַפֵּיכֶם שְׁמַרְטַפֵּיכֶן
construct שְׁמַרְטַפֵּי־ third שְׁמַרְטַפָּיו שְׁמַרְטַפֶּיהָ שְׁמַרְטַפֵּיהֶם שְׁמַרְטַפֵּיהֶן

Synonyms

  • (babysitter): בייביסיטר (béybisiter, beybisíter), שומר טף (shomér-taf)

Verb

שְׁמִרְטֵף • (shmirtéf) (pi'el construction)

  1. to babysit; to act as a babysitter (for)

Verb

שְׁמֻרְטַף • (shmurtáf) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of שמורטף.

References

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