מטר
Aramaic edit
Verb edit
מטר • (miṭrā)
- to rain
Hebrew edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Root |
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| מ־ט־ר (m-ṭ-r) |
From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Aramaic ܡܛܪܐ, מִטְרָא (miṭrā), Arabic مَطَر (maṭar).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /mɔːˈtˀɔːr/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /maˈtaʁ/
Noun edit
מָטָר • (matár) m (plural indefinite מְטָרִים, singular construct מְטַר־, plural construct מִטְרֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- מטרייה (mitriyá, “umbrella”)
- מָטָר מֵטֵאוֹרִים (matár-mete'órim)
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
From French mètre and cognates, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre”).
Noun edit
מֶטֶר • (méter) m (plural indefinite מֶטְרִים)