"מכתב" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /mik.ˈtaːb/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /miχ.ˈtɔv/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], /miχ.ˈtav/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-מכתב.wav Forms: מִכְתָּב [canonical], mikhtáv [romanization], מִכְתָּבִים [indefinite, plural], מִכְתַּב־ [construct, singular], מִכְתְּבֵי־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b) From the root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b). Cognate with Egyptian Arabic خطاب. Etymology templates: {{HE root|כתב}} Root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b), {{cog|arz|خطاب}} Egyptian Arabic خطاب Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=מִכְתַּב־|g=m|pat=מִקְטָל|pl=מִכְתָּבִים|plcons=מִכְתְּבֵי־|tr=mikhtáv|wv=מִכְתָּב}} מִכְתָּב • (mikhtáv) m (plural indefinite מִכְתָּבִים, singular construct מִכְתַּב־, plural construct מִכְתְּבֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]
  1. A letter: a written message, a piece of written correspondence. Derived forms: מכתב אהבה (mikhtáv ahavá)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "כתב"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)",
      "name": "HE root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "خطاب"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic خطاب",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Root\n כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)\nFrom the root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b). Cognate with Egyptian Arabic خطاب.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מִכְתָּב",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikhtáv",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִכְתָּבִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִכְתַּב־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִכְתְּבֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "מִכְתַּב־",
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "מִקְטָל",
        "pl": "מִכְתָּבִים",
        "plcons": "מִכְתְּבֵי־",
        "tr": "mikhtáv",
        "wv": "מִכְתָּב"
      },
      "expansion": "מִכְתָּב • (mikhtáv) m (plural indefinite מִכְתָּבִים, singular construct מִכְתַּב־, plural construct מִכְתְּבֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]",
      "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 wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root כ־ת־ב",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "mikhtáv ahavá",
          "word": "מכתב אהבה"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A letter: a written message, a piece of written correspondence."
      ],
      "id": "en-מכתב-he-noun-pqY1oyU7",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mik.ˈtaːb/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miχ.ˈtɔv/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miχ.ˈtav/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-מכתב.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "מכתב"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "mikhtáv ahavá",
      "word": "מכתב אהבה"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "כתב"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)",
      "name": "HE root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "خطاب"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic خطاب",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Root\n כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)\nFrom the root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b). Cognate with Egyptian Arabic خطاب.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מִכְתָּב",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikhtáv",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִכְתָּבִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִכְתַּב־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִכְתְּבֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "מִכְתַּב־",
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "מִקְטָל",
        "pl": "מִכְתָּבִים",
        "plcons": "מִכְתְּבֵי־",
        "tr": "mikhtáv",
        "wv": "מִכְתָּב"
      },
      "expansion": "מִכְתָּב • (mikhtáv) m (plural indefinite מִכְתָּבִים, singular construct מִכְתַּב־, plural construct מִכְתְּבֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Hebrew terms belonging to the root כ־ת־ב",
        "Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A letter: a written message, a piece of written correspondence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mik.ˈtaːb/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miχ.ˈtɔv/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miχ.ˈtav/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-מכתב.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-Uziel302-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "מכתב"
}

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