Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
מ־ו־ת (m-w-t)

From Proto-Semitic *mawut-. Cognate with Arabic مَاتَ (māta), Ge'ez ሞተ (motä), Egyptian mwt, Akkadian 𒈪𒌈 (mītum).

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

מֵת (mét) (feminine מֵתָה, masculine plural מֵתִים, feminine plural מֵתוֹת)

  1. Dead, having died.
  2. (intensifier) very much, completely (as in dead tired).
    אֲנִי עָיֵיף מֵתaní ayéf métI'm dead tired
    אֲנִי מֵת לִרְאוֹת אוֹתָהּ הַלַּילָהaní mét lir'ót otáh haláylaI'm dying to see her tonight

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Verb edit

מֵת (met) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To die.
  2. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of מת (met).
  3. To be crazy or mad about something.
    אֲנִי מֵת עַל שׁוֹקוֹלָדaní met al shokoládI'm mad about chocolate

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Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew מֵת (mét, dead person).

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Noun edit

מת (meysm, plural מתים (meysem)

  1. dead person

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