Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
מ־ח־ק (m-ḥ-q)

Cognate with Arabic مَحَقَ (maḥaqa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

מַחַק (mákhakm (plural indefinite מְחָקִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. an eraser (an item for erasing pencil markings.)

Verb edit

מָחַק (makhák) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִמְחַק)

  1. to erase

Conjugation edit

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Descendants edit

  • Yiddish: מעקן (mekn)