pa'al

See also: paal and Pål

English

Etymology

From Hebrew פָּעַל‎ (pa'ál), which is the dictionary form of this conjugation as applied to the Hebrew root פ־ע־ל‎ (p-`-l) related to action.

Proper noun

pa'al

  1. (Hebrew linguistics, rare) The simplest and most common Hebrew verb conjugation pattern (binyan), without any characteristic prefix or gemination.

Synonyms
  • nif'al (or niph'al)
  • pi'el
  • pu'al
  • hif'il (or hiph'il)
  • huf'al (or huph'al, hof'al or hoph'al)
  • hitpa'el (or hithpa'el)
  • polel
  • hitpolel (or hithpolel)
  • nitpa'el (or nithpa'el)

See also
  • (simplest binyan): Appendix:Hebrew verbs, binyan

Further reading

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.