צלע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Noun

צֶלַע • (tséla) f (plural indefinite צְלָעוֹת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, that is, leaf); hence a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, that is, quarter); architecturally a timber (especially floor or ceiling) or plank (single or collectively, that is, a flooring): - beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
  2. (geometry) an edge

References

Etymology 2
Root
צ־ל־ע‎

Verb

צָלַע • (tsalá') (pa'al construction)

  1. to limp
Conjugation
Conjugation of צָלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לצלוע \ לִצְלֹעַ‎
  • action noun: צְלִיעָה‎
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָלַעְתִּי‎צָלַעְנוּ‎
second צָלַעְתָּ‎צָלַעְתְּ‎צְלַעְתֶּם‎1צְלַעְתֶּן‎1
third צָלַעצָלְעָה‎צָלְעוּ‎
present צוֹלֵעַ‎צוֹלַעַת‎צוֹלְעִים‎צוֹלְעוֹת‎
future first אֶצְלַע‎נִצְלַע‎
second תִּצְלַע‎תִּצְלְעִי‎תִּצְלְעוּ‎תִּצְלַעְנָה‎2
third יִצְלַע‎תִּצְלַע‎יִצְלְעוּ‎תִּצְלַעְנָה‎2
imperative צְלַעצִלְעִי‎צִלְעוּ‎צְלַעְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָלַעְתֶּם‎ and צָלַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Adjective

צוֹלֵעַ • (tsoléa') (feminine צוֹלַעַת‎, masculine plural צוֹלְעִים‎, feminine plural צוֹלְעוֹת‎)

  1. limping, lame
  2. (slang) lame, weak
    ‏רָאִיתִי אֶתְמוֹל סֶרֶט מָה־זֶה צוֹלֵעַ‎‎ ― ra'íti etmól séret má-ze tsoléa ― I saw such a lame movie yesterday
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