Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

From מ־ (mi-, of) +‎ על (al, on).

Preposition edit

מֵעַל (me'ál)

  1. above, over, higher than
  2. (figuratively) over, more than (a given number or amount)
    • 2011 July 4, דן אבן (Dan Even) and אסף שטול־טראורינג (Asaf Shtull-Trauring), Haaretz Online[1]:
      מעל למאה מתמחים הגישו שוב מכתבי התפטרות
      me'ál l'mé'a mitmakhím higíshu shúv mikht'véi hitpat'rút
      Over a hundred residents submitted letters of resignation again

Etymology 2 edit

Root
מ־ע־ל (m-ʿ-l)

From the root מ־ע־ל (m-`-l).

Verb edit

מָעַל (ma'ál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to embezzle, misappropriate
  2. (Judaism) to commit sacrilege, steal something from the Temple in Jerusalem, use sacred property for personal use
Conjugation edit

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Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Compare German Mehl.

Noun edit

מעל (melf or n

  1. flour, meal

Derived terms edit