"קפא" meaning in Hebrew

See קפא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: קָפָּא [canonical], káppa [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa). Etymology templates: {{bor|he|grc|κάππα}} Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=f|tr=káppa|wv=קָפָּא}} קָפָּא • (káppa) f
  1. kappa (the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet)
    Sense id: en-קפא-he-name-vZZj-0T9 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 63 16 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kaˈfa/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew]
Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ק־פ־א}} Head templates: {{he-verb|pa|tr=kafá|wv=קָפָא|ל=א}} קָפָא • (kafá) (pa'al construction) Inflection templates: {{he-conj|pa|קפא}} Forms: קָפָא [canonical], kafá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לקפוא [error-unrecognized-form], לִקְפֹּא [error-unrecognized-form], קְפִיאָה [noun-from-verb], קָפוּא [participle, passive], קָפָאתִי [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, singular], קָפָאנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, plural], קָפָאתָ [masculine, past, second-person, singular], קָפָאת [feminine, past, second-person, singular], קְפָאתֶם [masculine, past, plural, second-person], קְפָאתֶן [feminine, past, plural, second-person], קָפָא [masculine, past, singular, third-person], קָפְאָה [feminine, past, singular, third-person], קָפְאוּ [feminine, masculine, past, plural, third-person], קוֹפֵא [masculine, present, singular], קוֹפֵאת [feminine, present, singular], קוֹפְאִים [masculine, plural, present], קוֹפְאוֹת [feminine, plural, present], אֶקְפָּא [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, singular], נִקְפָּא [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, plural], תִּקְפָּא [future, masculine, second-person, singular], תִּקְפְּאִי [feminine, future, second-person, singular], תִּקְפְּאוּ [future, masculine, plural, second-person], תִּקְפֶּאנָה [feminine, future, plural, second-person], יִקְפָּא [future, masculine, singular, third-person], תִּקְפָּא [feminine, future, singular, third-person], יִקְפְּאוּ [future, masculine, plural, third-person], תִּקְפֶּאנָה [feminine, future, plural, third-person], קְפָא [imperative, masculine, singular], קִפְאִי [feminine, imperative, singular], קִפְאוּ [imperative, masculine, plural], קְפֶאנָה [feminine, imperative, plural]
  1. to freeze Tags: construction-pa'al
    Sense id: en-קפא-he-verb-fe4etWAW Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root ק־פ־א Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ק־פ־א: 50 50
  2. to solidify Tags: construction-pa'al
    Sense id: en-קפא-he-verb-fAxKscF6 Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ק־פ־א, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 44 56 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ק־פ־א: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 23 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 14 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "קפא"
      },
      "name": "he-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to freeze"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "freeze",
          "freeze"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-pa'al"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to solidify"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "solidify",
          "solidify"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-pa'al"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈfa/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "קפא"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew feminine nouns",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew proper nouns",
    "Hebrew terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κάππα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "קָפָּא",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "káppa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "káppa",
        "wv": "קָפָּא"
      },
      "expansion": "קָפָּא • (káppa) f",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kappa (the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kappa",
          "kappa#English:_Q14401"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "קפא"
}

Download raw JSONL data for קפא meaning in Hebrew (5.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'to-infinitive'",
  "path": [
    "קפא"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "קפא",
  "trace": ""
}

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