"־ית" meaning in Hebrew

See ־ית in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: ־ִית [canonical], -ít [romanization], ־ִיּוֹת [plural]
Head templates: {{head|he|suffix|plural|־ִיּוֹת|g=f|head=־ִית|tr=-ít}} ־ִית • (-ít) f (plural ־ִיּוֹת)
  1. For masculine singular adjectives in ־י (-í), replacing that ending to produce feminine singular forms. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ית-he-suffix-Uf8gjlTT
  2. Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ית-he-suffix-MoOA9fkM
  3. Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting large items, forming feminine counterparts denoting corresponding small items. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ית-he-suffix-IaIJluOg
  4. Forming proper nouns denoting languages (identical to feminine singular adjectives). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ית-he-suffix-Rvc7T9oH
  5. Forming female given names; especially, appended to male given names to form female counterparts. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ית-he-suffix-mA7PLriT Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 9 24 32 13
  6. Forming words describing vehicles. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־ית-he-suffix-LKSgBHPy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (forming feminine counterparts denoting females): ־ת (-et), ־ה (-ah)
Disambiguation of 'forming feminine counterparts denoting females': 10 26 23 19 15 7

Download JSON data for ־ית meaning in Hebrew (2.8kB)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "־ִית",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ít",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "־ִיּוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "־ִיּוֹת",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "־ִית",
        "tr": "-ít"
      },
      "expansion": "־ִית • (-ít) f (plural ־ִיּוֹת)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "בְּעָיָתִי (“problematic m sg”) + ־ית → בְּעָיָתִית (ba'ayatít, “problematic f sg”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "צרפתי → צרפתית (tsarfatít, “French”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For masculine singular adjectives in ־י (-í), replacing that ending to produce feminine singular forms."
      ],
      "id": "en-־ית-he-suffix-Uf8gjlTT",
      "links": [
        [
          "־י",
          "־י#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "מֶלְצַר → מֶלְצָרִית (meltsarít, “waitress”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females."
      ],
      "id": "en-־ית-he-suffix-MoOA9fkM",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "שַׂק (sak, “big bag”) → שַׂקִּית (sakít, “small bag”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting large items, forming feminine counterparts denoting corresponding small items."
      ],
      "id": "en-־ית-he-suffix-IaIJluOg",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "צרפתית (tsarfatít, “French”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming proper nouns denoting languages (identical to feminine singular adjectives)."
      ],
      "id": "en-־ית-he-suffix-Rvc7T9oH",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 11 9 24 32 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "דּוֹר (“Dor”) → דּוֹרִית (“Dorit”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming female given names; especially, appended to male given names to form female counterparts."
      ],
      "id": "en-־ית-he-suffix-mA7PLriT",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "מַשָּׂא (masá, “cargo”) + ־ית → מַשָּׂאִית (masa'ít, “truck”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "חָלָל (khalál, “space”) + ־ית → חֲלָלִית (khalalít, “spacecraft”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming words describing vehicles."
      ],
      "id": "en-־ית-he-suffix-LKSgBHPy",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "10 26 23 19 15 7",
      "roman": "-et",
      "sense": "forming feminine counterparts denoting females",
      "word": "־ת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "10 26 23 19 15 7",
      "roman": "-ah",
      "sense": "forming feminine counterparts denoting females",
      "word": "־ה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "־ית"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew feminine suffixes",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew suffixes"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "־ִית",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ít",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "־ִיּוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "־ִיּוֹת",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "־ִית",
        "tr": "-ít"
      },
      "expansion": "־ִית • (-ít) f (plural ־ִיּוֹת)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "בְּעָיָתִי (“problematic m sg”) + ־ית → בְּעָיָתִית (ba'ayatít, “problematic f sg”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "צרפתי → צרפתית (tsarfatít, “French”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For masculine singular adjectives in ־י (-í), replacing that ending to produce feminine singular forms."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "־י",
          "־י#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "מֶלְצַר → מֶלְצָרִית (meltsarít, “waitress”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "שַׂק (sak, “big bag”) → שַׂקִּית (sakít, “small bag”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting large items, forming feminine counterparts denoting corresponding small items."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "צרפתית (tsarfatít, “French”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming proper nouns denoting languages (identical to feminine singular adjectives)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "דּוֹר (“Dor”) → דּוֹרִית (“Dorit”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming female given names; especially, appended to male given names to form female counterparts."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "מַשָּׂא (masá, “cargo”) + ־ית → מַשָּׂאִית (masa'ít, “truck”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "חָלָל (khalál, “space”) + ־ית → חֲלָלִית (khalalít, “spacecraft”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming words describing vehicles."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "-et",
      "sense": "forming feminine counterparts denoting females",
      "word": "־ת"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-ah",
      "sense": "forming feminine counterparts denoting females",
      "word": "־ה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "־ית"
}

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