"במאי" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-במאי.wav
Etymology: From בָּמָה (bamá, “a platform for performing, a stage”) + ־ַאי (-ay, “-ian, -eer”, denotes a profession or occupation). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ב־י־ם}}, {{affix|he|בָּמָה|־ַאי|gloss1=a platform for performing, a stage|gloss2=-ian, -eer|id2=profession or occupation|pos2=denotes a profession or occupation|tr1=bamá|tr2=-ay}} בָּמָה (bamá, “a platform for performing, a stage”) + ־ַאי (-ay, “-ian, -eer”, denotes a profession or occupation) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=בַּמַּאי|f=בַּמָּאִית|g=m|pl=בַּמָּאִים|plcons=בַּמָּאֵי|tr=bamáy|wv=בַּמַּאי}} בַּמַּאי • (bamáy) m (plural indefinite בַּמָּאִים, singular construct בַּמַּאי־, plural construct בַּמָּאֵי־, feminine counterpart בַּמָּאִית) Inflection templates: {{he-decl|בַּמַּאי|בַּמָּאוֹ|בַּמַּאֲכֶם|p|בַּמָּאִים}} Forms: בַּמַּאי [canonical, masculine], bamáy [romanization], בַּמָּאִים [indefinite, plural], בַּמַּאי־ [construct, singular], בַּמָּאֵי־ [construct, plural], בַּמָּאִית [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], בַּמַּאי [indefinite, singular], בַּמָּאִי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], בַּמָּאֵנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַבַּמַּאי [definite, singular], בַּמָּאֲךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בַּמָּאֵךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בַּמַּאֲכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בַּמַּאֲכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בַּמַּאי־ [construct, singular], בַּמָּאוֹ [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בַּמָּאָהּ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בַּמָּאָם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], בַּמָּאָן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], בַּמָּאִים [indefinite, plural], במאיי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], בַּמָּאַי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], בַּמָּאֵינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַבַּמָּאִים [definite, plural], בַּמָּאֶיךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], במאייך [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בַּמָּאַיִךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בַּמָּאֵיכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בַּמָּאֵיכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בַּמָּאֵי־ [construct, plural], בַּמָּאָיו [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בַּמָּאֶיהָ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בַּמָּאֵיהֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], בַּמָּאֵיהֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person]
  1. a director Synonyms: בִּימַאי (bimáy)
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "בַּמָּאִים",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "בַּמַּאי־",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
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      "form": "בַּמָּאִית",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֲךָ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "בַּמַּאֲכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
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        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "בַּמַּאי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאָהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "בַּמָּאִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "במאיי",
      "source": "declension",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵינוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "הַבַּמָּאִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֶיךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "במאייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "בַּמָּאֵיכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאָיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֶיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵיהֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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        "cons": "בַּמַּאי",
        "f": "בַּמָּאִית",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "בַּמָּאִים",
        "plcons": "בַּמָּאֵי",
        "tr": "bamáy",
        "wv": "בַּמַּאי"
      },
      "expansion": "בַּמַּאי • (bamáy) m (plural indefinite בַּמָּאִים, singular construct בַּמַּאי־, plural construct בַּמָּאֵי־, feminine counterpart בַּמָּאִית)",
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        "1": "בַּמַּאי",
        "2": "בַּמָּאוֹ",
        "3": "בַּמַּאֲכֶם",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "בַּמָּאִים"
      },
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־י־ם",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־אי (profession or occupation)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "he:Occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a director"
      ],
      "id": "en-במאי-he-noun-caWsGqg7",
      "links": [
        [
          "director",
          "director"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "bimáy",
          "word": "בִּימַאי"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "word": "במאי"
}
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      "form": "בַּמָּאֵי־",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "בַּמָּאִית",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "בַּמַּאי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאִי",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵנוּ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
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    },
    {
      "form": "הַבַּמַּאי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֲךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמַּאֲכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמַּאֲכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמַּאי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאָהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאָם",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאָן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "במאיי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאַי",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵינוּ",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַבַּמָּאִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֶיךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "במאייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵיכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵיכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאָיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֶיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵיהֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּמָּאֵיהֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "בַּמַּאי",
        "f": "בַּמָּאִית",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "בַּמָּאִים",
        "plcons": "בַּמָּאֵי",
        "tr": "bamáy",
        "wv": "בַּמַּאי"
      },
      "expansion": "בַּמַּאי • (bamáy) m (plural indefinite בַּמָּאִים, singular construct בַּמַּאי־, plural construct בַּמָּאֵי־, feminine counterpart בַּמָּאִית)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "בַּמַּאי",
        "2": "בַּמָּאוֹ",
        "3": "בַּמַּאֲכֶם",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "בַּמָּאִים"
      },
      "name": "he-decl"
    }
  ],
  "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 ב־י־ם",
        "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־אי (profession or occupation)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "he:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a director"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "director",
          "director"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-במאי.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bimáy",
      "word": "בִּימַאי"
    }
  ],
  "word": "במאי"
}

Download raw JSONL data for במאי meaning in Hebrew (6.1kB)

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  ],
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