צמא

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
צ־מ־א‎

Compare Arabic ظَمِئَ‎ (ẓamiʾa, “to thirst, be thirsty; to desire, long”).

Verb

צָמֵא • (tsamé) (pa'al construction)

  1. to thirst, be thirsty
  2. to long, yearn

Conjugation
Conjugation of צָמֵא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לצמוא \ לִצְמֹא‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָמֵאתִי‎צָמֵאנוּ‎
second צָמֵאתָ‎צָמֵאת‎צְמֵאתֶם‎1צְמֵאתֶן‎1
third צָמֵאצָמְאָה‎צָמְאוּ‎
present צָמֵאצְמֵאָה‎צְמֵאִים‎צְמֵאוֹת‎
future first אֶצְמָא‎נִצְמָא‎
second תִּצְמָא‎תִּצְמְאִי‎תִּצְמְאוּ‎תִּצְמֶאנָה‎2
third יִצְמָא‎תִּצְמָא‎יִצְמְאוּ‎תִּצְמֶאנָה‎2
imperative צְמָאצִמְאִי‎צִמְאוּ‎צְמֶאנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָמֵאתֶם‎ and צָמֵאתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Adjective

צָמֵא • (tsamé) (feminine צְמֵאָה‎, masculine plural צְמֵאִים‎, feminine plural צְמֵאוֹת‎)

  1. thirsty

Noun

צָמָא • (tsamá) m

  1. thirst
  2. longing, yearning
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