"־ות" meaning in Hebrew

See ־ות in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ut/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: ־וּת [canonical], -út [romanization], ־ויות \ ־ֻיּוֹת [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *-at- as abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix. Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*-at-}} Proto-Semitic *-at- Head templates: {{head|he|suffix|plural|־ויות \ ־ֻיּוֹת|g=f|head=־וּת|tr=-út}} ־וּת • (-út) f (plural ־ויות \ ־ֻיּוֹת)
  1. -ness, -ity, -ism, -hood: a suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns, from adjectives and other words. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ות-he-suffix-he:nominal Categories (other): Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories: 48 14 9 7 21 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 46 18 8 7 21 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 47 14 6 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 10 4 5 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 8 3 4 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-ot/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: ־וֹת [canonical], -ót [romanization]
Etymology: From the plural *-āt- of Proto-Semitic *-at- as feminine nouns-forming suffix. Cognate with Arabic ـَات (-āt). Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*-at-}} Proto-Semitic *-at-, {{cog|ar|ـَات}} Arabic ـَات (-āt) Head templates: {{head|he|suffix|head=־וֹת|tr=-ót}} ־וֹת • (-ót)
  1. The plural ending for most feminine and a few masculine nouns (regardless of state). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ות-he-suffix-he:noun_feminine_plurals
  2. The feminine plural ending for adjectives (regardless of state). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ות-he-suffix-he:adjective_feminine_plurals
  3. The feminine plural ending for present-tense and present-participle forms of verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ות-he-suffix-he:verb_feminine_plurals
  4. (rare) Appended to two masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females. Tags: morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en-־ות-he-suffix-PTJi~xot
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ־ים (-ím), ־ה (-á, -a; -áh), ־י (-éi), ־ת (-et, -at; -át)
Etymology number: 2
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *-at- as abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix.",
  "forms": [
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    },
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      "form": "-út",
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    }
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  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "48 14 9 7 21",
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          "name": "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "46 18 8 7 21",
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        },
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          "_dis": "57 8 3 4 27",
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        "-ness, -ity, -ism, -hood: a suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns, from adjectives and other words."
      ],
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          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ],
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ],
        [
          "-ism",
          "-ism"
        ],
        [
          "-hood",
          "-hood"
        ]
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/-ut/",
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  ],
  "word": "־ות"
}

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        "2": "ـَات"
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  "etymology_text": "From the plural *-āt- of Proto-Semitic *-at- as feminine nouns-forming suffix. Cognate with Arabic ـَات (-āt).",
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    },
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      "roman": "-ím",
      "word": "־ים"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "-á, -a; -áh",
      "word": "־ה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "-éi",
      "word": "־י"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        "The feminine plural ending for adjectives (regardless of state)."
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        "he:verb feminine plurals"
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          "text": "אָח (“brother”) → אָחוֹת (aḥót, “sister”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "חָם (“father in law”) → חָמוֹת (ḥamót, “mother in law”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Appended to two masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females."
      ],
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        "(rare) Appended to two masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-ot/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "־ות"
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        "tr": "-út"
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      ],
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          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ],
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          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ],
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          "-ism",
          "-ism"
        ],
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          "-hood",
          "-hood"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/-ut/",
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      "text": "→ Yiddish: ־ות (-es)"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "From the plural *-āt- of Proto-Semitic *-at- as feminine nouns-forming suffix. Cognate with Arabic ـَات (-āt).",
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      "form": "־וֹת",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "-ím",
      "word": "־ים"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-á, -a; -áh",
      "word": "־ה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-éi",
      "word": "־י"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-et, -at; -át",
      "word": "־ת"
    }
  ],
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        "The plural ending for most feminine and a few masculine nouns (regardless of state)."
      ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "The feminine plural ending for adjectives (regardless of state)."
      ],
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        "he:adjective feminine plurals"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "The feminine plural ending for present-tense and present-participle forms of verbs."
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "אָח (“brother”) → אָחוֹת (aḥót, “sister”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "חָם (“father in law”) → חָמוֹת (ḥamót, “mother in law”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Appended to two masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females."
      ],
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        "(rare) Appended to two masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females."
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-ot/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "־ות"
}

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