"מים" meaning in Hebrew

See מים in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmajim/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /maɪm/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: מַיִם [canonical], máyim [romanization], מֵי־ [construct, plural], form מָיִם [Biblical-Hebrew, pausal]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *māy-. Compare Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), Arabic مَاء (māʔ). Doublet of מ״ם (“מ”). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|מ־י־ם}}, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*māy-}} Proto-Semitic *māy-, {{cog|arc|מַיָּא|tr=mayyā}} Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), {{cog|ar|مَاء}} Arabic مَاء (māʔ), {{dbt|he|מ״ם|t1=מ}} Doublet of מ״ם (“מ”) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m-p|pausalwv=מָיִם|plcons=מֵי|tr=máyim|wv=מַיִם}} מַיִם • (máyim) m pl (plural construct מֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form מָיִם)
  1. (plural only) (uncountable) water Tags: plural, plural-only Derived forms: בּוֹר מַיִם (bor máyim), כַּדּוּרְמַיִם (kadurmáyim), מַפַּל מַיִם, מֵי גְּבִינָה, מֵי חַטָּאת (mé chatát), מֵי חַמְצָן (mé chamtsán), מֵימִי (meymí), מֵי נִדָּה (mé nidá), מֵי פֶּה (mé pé), מֵי רַגְלַיִם (mé ragláyim)
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yi",
            "2": "מים",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "mayem"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yiddish: מים (mayem)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yiddish: מים (mayem)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "majem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: majem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: majem"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "מ־י־ם"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*māy-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *māy-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "מַיָּא",
        "tr": "mayyā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَاء (māʔ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מ״ם",
        "t1": "מ"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of מ״ם (“מ”)",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *māy-. Compare Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), Arabic مَاء (māʔ). Doublet of מ״ם (“מ”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מַיִם",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máyim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "form מָיִם",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew",
        "pausal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m-p",
        "pausalwv": "מָיִם",
        "plcons": "מֵי",
        "tr": "máyim",
        "wv": "מַיִם"
      },
      "expansion": "מַיִם • (máyim) m pl (plural construct מֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form מָיִם)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew nouns with plurals ending in ־יים",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [
            "Pluralia tantum",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root מ־י־ם",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "bor máyim",
          "word": "בּוֹר מַיִם"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kadurmáyim",
          "word": "כַּדּוּרְמַיִם"
        },
        {
          "word": "מַפַּל מַיִם"
        },
        {
          "word": "מֵי גְּבִינָה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mé chatát",
          "word": "מֵי חַטָּאת"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mé chamtsán",
          "word": "מֵי חַמְצָן"
        },
        {
          "roman": "meymí",
          "word": "מֵימִי"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mé nidá",
          "word": "מֵי נִדָּה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mé pé",
          "word": "מֵי פֶּה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mé ragláyim",
          "word": "מֵי רַגְלַיִם"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(uncountable) water"
      ],
      "id": "en-מים-he-noun-KWSt58Ho",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water#English:_Q283"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural only) (uncountable) water"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmajim/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מים"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bor máyim",
      "word": "בּוֹר מַיִם"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kadurmáyim",
      "word": "כַּדּוּרְמַיִם"
    },
    {
      "word": "מַפַּל מַיִם"
    },
    {
      "word": "מֵי גְּבִינָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mé chatát",
      "word": "מֵי חַטָּאת"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mé chamtsán",
      "word": "מֵי חַמְצָן"
    },
    {
      "roman": "meymí",
      "word": "מֵימִי"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mé nidá",
      "word": "מֵי נִדָּה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mé pé",
      "word": "מֵי פֶּה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mé ragláyim",
      "word": "מֵי רַגְלַיִם"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yi",
            "2": "מים",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "mayem"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yiddish: מים (mayem)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yiddish: מים (mayem)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "majem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: majem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: majem"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "מ־י־ם"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*māy-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *māy-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "מַיָּא",
        "tr": "mayyā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَاء (māʔ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מ״ם",
        "t1": "מ"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of מ״ם (“מ”)",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *māy-. Compare Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), Arabic مَاء (māʔ). Doublet of מ״ם (“מ”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מַיִם",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máyim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "form מָיִם",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew",
        "pausal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m-p",
        "pausalwv": "מָיִם",
        "plcons": "מֵי",
        "tr": "máyim",
        "wv": "מַיִם"
      },
      "expansion": "מַיִם • (máyim) m pl (plural construct מֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form מָיִם)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew doublets",
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Hebrew nouns with plurals ending in ־יים",
        "Hebrew palindromes",
        "Hebrew pluralia tantum",
        "Hebrew terms belonging to the root מ־י־ם",
        "Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
        "Hebrew uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(uncountable) water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water#English:_Q283"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural only) (uncountable) water"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmajim/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מים"
}

Download raw JSONL data for מים meaning in Hebrew (3.1kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hebrew dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-02 using wiktextract (ca09fec and c40eb85). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.