"מפתח" meaning in Hebrew

See מפתח in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maf.ˈte.aχ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /maf.ˈtej.ax/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /maf.ˈte.aħ/ (note: Sephardi Hebrew), /mæf.ˈte.æħ/ [Yemenite-Hebrew], [mæfˈteːjæħ] [Yemenite-Hebrew], /maf.ˈte.aħ/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], /map.ˈteːħ/ [Biblical-Hebrew] Forms: מַפְתֵּחַ [canonical], maftéakh [romanization], מַפְתְּחוֹת [indefinite, plural], מַפְתֵּחַ־ [construct, singular], מַפְתְּחוֹת־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ). The music sense is a semantic loan from a European language, paralleling many languages. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|פ־ת־ח}}, {{cog|ar|مِفْتَاح}} Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=מַפְתֵּחַ|g=m|pat=מַקְטֵל|pl=מַפְתְּחוֹת|plcons=מַפְתְּחוֹת|tr=maftéakh|wv=מַפְתֵּחַ}} מַפְתֵּחַ • (maftéakh) m (plural indefinite מַפְתְּחוֹת, singular construct מַפְתֵּחַ־, plural construct מַפְתְּחוֹת־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]
  1. key (to a lock, to a code)
    Sense id: en-מפתח-he-noun-q8Kqeuxh Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח, Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל: 33 33 33
  2. index
    Sense id: en-מפתח-he-noun-G8BLUpHC Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח, Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל: 33 33 33
  3. (music) clef
    Sense id: en-מפתח-he-noun-h9atBJeD Categories (other): Music, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות, Hebrew semantic loans, Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח, Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Hebrew semantic loans: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 94 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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      "args": {
        "1": "פ־ת־ח"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مِفْتَاح"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ). The music sense is a semantic loan from a European language, paralleling many languages.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "מַפְתֵּחַ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maftéakh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מַפְתְּחוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מַפְתֵּחַ־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מַפְתְּחוֹת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "מַפְתֵּחַ",
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "מַקְטֵל",
        "pl": "מַפְתְּחוֹת",
        "plcons": "מַפְתְּחוֹת",
        "tr": "maftéakh",
        "wv": "מַפְתֵּחַ"
      },
      "expansion": "מַפְתֵּחַ • (maftéakh) m (plural indefinite מַפְתְּחוֹת, singular construct מַפְתֵּחַ־, plural construct מַפְתְּחוֹת־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "key (to a lock, to a code)"
      ],
      "id": "en-מפתח-he-noun-q8Kqeuxh",
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "31 31 38",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "index"
      ],
      "id": "en-מפתח-he-noun-G8BLUpHC",
      "links": [
        [
          "index",
          "index"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "he:Music",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "6 6 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 13 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew semantic loans",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
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          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clef"
      ],
      "id": "en-מפתח-he-noun-h9atBJeD",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "clef",
          "clef#English:_Q181040"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) clef"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈte.aχ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈtej.ax/",
      "tags": [
        "Ashkenazi-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈte.aħ/",
      "note": "Sephardi Hebrew"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mæf.ˈte.æħ/",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mæfˈteːjæħ]",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈte.aħ/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/map.ˈteːħ/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מפתח"
}
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    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew semantic loans",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ח",
    "Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
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        "2": "مِفْتَاح"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ). The music sense is a semantic loan from a European language, paralleling many languages.",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "maftéakh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מַפְתְּחוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מַפְתֵּחַ־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מַפְתְּחוֹת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "מַפְתֵּחַ",
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "מַקְטֵל",
        "pl": "מַפְתְּחוֹת",
        "plcons": "מַפְתְּחוֹת",
        "tr": "maftéakh",
        "wv": "מַפְתֵּחַ"
      },
      "expansion": "מַפְתֵּחַ • (maftéakh) m (plural indefinite מַפְתְּחוֹת, singular construct מַפְתֵּחַ־, plural construct מַפְתְּחוֹת־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "key (to a lock, to a code)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "index"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "index",
          "index"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "he:Music"
      ],
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        "clef"
      ],
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          "music",
          "music"
        ],
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          "clef",
          "clef#English:_Q181040"
        ]
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        "(music) clef"
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        "entertainment",
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        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈte.aχ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈtej.ax/",
      "tags": [
        "Ashkenazi-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈte.aħ/",
      "note": "Sephardi Hebrew"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mæf.ˈte.æħ/",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mæfˈteːjæħ]",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maf.ˈte.aħ/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/map.ˈteːħ/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מפתח"
}

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