מת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־ו־ת

Cognate with Arabic مَاتَ (māta), Ge'ez ሞተ (motä), Egyptian mwt.

Adjective

מֵת (mét) (feminine מֵתָה, masculine plural מֵתִים, feminine plural מֵתוֹת)

  1. Dead, having died.
  2. (intensifier) very much, completely (as in dead tired).
    אֲנִי עָיֵיף מֵתaní ayéf métI'm dead tired
    אֲנִי מֵת לִרְאוֹת אוֹתָהּ הַלַּילָהaní mét lir'ót otáh haláylaI'm dying to see her tonight

Verb

מֵת (met) (pa'al construction)

  1. To die.
  2. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of מת (met).
  3. To be crazy or mad about something.
    אֲנִי מֵת עַל שׁוֹקוֹלָדaní met al shokoládI'm mad about chocolate

Conjugation

Hyponyms


Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מֵת (mét, dead person).

Noun

מת (meys) m, plural מתים (meysem)

  1. dead person
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