מאוד
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Akkadian 𒈠𒀪𒁕 (ma'du), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎛𐎄 (mı͗d).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /meˈod/
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Adverb edit
- Very, quite.
- נעים מאוד. ― na'ím m'ód. ― (literally) Very pleasant. — (idiomatically) Pleased to meet you.
- יפה מאוד מצידו. ― yafé m'ód mitzidó. ― [That was] very nice of him.
- קשה מאוד להתווכח איתה. ― kashé m'ód l'hitvakéakh itáh. ― It's very hard to argue with her.
Derived terms edit
- נעים מאוד / נָעִים מְאֹד (na'ím m'ód)
Noun edit
מאוד / מְאֹד • (m'ód) m (no plural forms, singular construct מאוד / מְאֹד־)
- Strength, ability, power.
- Tanach, Deuteronomy 6:5, with translation of the King James Version:
- וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ
- v' ahavta et H' eloheikha b'khol l'vavkha uvkhol nafsh'kha uvkhol m'odekha
- And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
- Property, capital.
Derived terms edit
- עד מאוד ('ad m'ód)
References edit
- “מְאֹד, מְאוֹד” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 611.