"ימאי" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Etymology: יָם (yam, “sea”) + ־ַאי (-áy, “-ian, -eer: Denoting a profession or occupation.”) Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|י־מ־ם}}, {{non-gloss|Denoting a profession or occupation.}} Denoting a profession or occupation., {{suffix|he|יָם|־ַאי|gloss1=sea|gloss2=-ian, -eer: Denoting a profession or occupation.|id2=profession or occupation|tr1=yam|tr2=áy}} יָם (yam, “sea”) + ־ַאי (-áy, “-ian, -eer: Denoting a profession or occupation.”) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=ימאי|conswv=יַמַּאי־|f=ימאית|fwv=יַמָּאִית|g=m|pl=ימאים|plcons=ימאי|plconswv=יַמָּאֵי־|plwv=יַמָּאִים|tr=yamáy|wv=יַמַּאי}} יַמַּאי • (yamáy) m (plural indefinite יַמָּאִים, singular construct יַמַּאי־, plural construct יַמָּאֵי־, feminine counterpart יַמָּאִית) Inflection templates: {{he-decl|יַמַּאי|יַמָּאוֹ|יַמַּאֲכֶם|p|יַמָּאִים}} Forms: יַמַּאי [canonical, masculine], yamáy [romanization], יַמָּאִים [indefinite, plural], יַמַּאי־ [construct, singular], יַמָּאֵי־ [construct, plural], יַמָּאִית [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], יַמַּאי [indefinite, singular], יַמָּאִי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], יַמָּאֵנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַיַּמַּאי [definite, singular], יַמָּאֲךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], יַמָּאֵךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], יַמַּאֲכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], יַמַּאֲכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], יַמַּאי־ [construct, singular], יַמָּאוֹ [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], יַמָּאָהּ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], יַמָּאָם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], יַמָּאָן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], יַמָּאִים [indefinite, plural], ימאיי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], יַמָּאַי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], יַמָּאֵינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַיַּמָּאִים [definite, plural], יַמָּאֶיךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], ימאייך [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], יַמָּאַיִךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], יַמָּאֵיכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], יַמָּאֵיכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], יַמָּאֵי־ [construct, plural], יַמָּאָיו [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], יַמָּאֶיהָ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], יַמָּאֵיהֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], יַמָּאֵיהֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person]
  1. a seaman Synonyms: סַפָּן (sapán), מַלָּח (malákh)
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      "form": "יַמָּאִים",
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      "form": "יַמַּאי־",
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    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "יַמָּאִית",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "יַמָּאָהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "יַמָּאִים",
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      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ימאיי",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ימאייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "possessed-form",
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        "singular"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאָיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "cons": "ימאי",
        "conswv": "יַמַּאי־",
        "f": "ימאית",
        "fwv": "יַמָּאִית",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "ימאים",
        "plcons": "ימאי",
        "plconswv": "יַמָּאֵי־",
        "plwv": "יַמָּאִים",
        "tr": "yamáy",
        "wv": "יַמַּאי"
      },
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        "1": "יַמַּאי",
        "2": "יַמָּאוֹ",
        "3": "יַמַּאֲכֶם",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "יַמָּאִים"
      },
      "name": "he-decl"
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  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־מ־ם",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־אי (profession or occupation)",
          "parents": [],
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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": "Nautical occupations",
          "orig": "he:Nautical occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a seaman"
      ],
      "id": "en-ימאי-he-noun-K1gKkids",
      "links": [
        [
          "seaman",
          "seaman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "sapán",
          "word": "סַפָּן"
        },
        {
          "roman": "malákh",
          "word": "מַלָּח"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ימאי"
}
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמַּאי־",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵי־",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאִית",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "יַמַּאי",
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    {
      "form": "יַמָּאִי",
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    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵנוּ",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "possessed-form",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵךְ",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאָם",
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    {
      "form": "ימאיי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאַי",
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    {
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "masculine",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ימאייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵיכֶם",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאָיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֶיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵיהֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יַמָּאֵיהֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "ימאי",
        "conswv": "יַמַּאי־",
        "f": "ימאית",
        "fwv": "יַמָּאִית",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "ימאים",
        "plcons": "ימאי",
        "plconswv": "יַמָּאֵי־",
        "plwv": "יַמָּאִים",
        "tr": "yamáy",
        "wv": "יַמַּאי"
      },
      "expansion": "יַמַּאי • (yamáy) m (plural indefinite יַמָּאִים, singular construct יַמַּאי־, plural construct יַמָּאֵי־, feminine counterpart יַמָּאִית)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "יַמַּאי",
        "2": "יַמָּאוֹ",
        "3": "יַמַּאֲכֶם",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "יַמָּאִים"
      },
      "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 target parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־מ־ם",
        "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־אי (profession or occupation)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "he:Nautical occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a seaman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seaman",
          "seaman"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sapán",
      "word": "סַפָּן"
    },
    {
      "roman": "malákh",
      "word": "מַלָּח"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ימאי"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ימאי meaning in Hebrew (5.8kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Number:'",
  "path": [
    "ימאי"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ימאי",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'State:'",
  "path": [
    "ימאי"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ימאי",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Person:'",
  "path": [
    "ימאי"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ימאי",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Number:'",
  "path": [
    "ימאי"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ימאי",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'State:'",
  "path": [
    "ימאי"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ימאי",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Person:'",
  "path": [
    "ימאי"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ימאי",
  "trace": ""
}

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