מאת

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Noun

מְאַת־‎ • (m'át-)

  1. construct form of מֵאָה‎

Etymology 2

מִ־‎ (mi-, “from”) +‎ אֵת‎ ('ét, “with”)

Preposition

מֵאֵת • (me'ét)

  1. from
  2. by (authored by)

Anagrams

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَاتَ‎ (māta).

Verb

מאת (māta) (impf. ימות‎, yamūtu)

  1. to die
    • Exodus 1:6 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)
      ‏תׄם מאת יוסף וגׄמיע אכׄותה וגׄמיע אהל דׄלך אלגׄיל׃‎‎
      ṯumma māta yūsufu wajamīʿu ʾiḵwatihi wajamīʿu ʾahli ḏālika l-jīli.
      Then Joseph died and all his brethren and all the people of that generation.
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