Hebrew

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Etymology

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Apparently from *qattal-. Related to the Arabic form فَعَّال (faʕʕāl) used for occupational nouns.

Noun

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קַטָּל (katálm (plural indefinite קַטָּלִים, singular construct קַטַּל־, plural construct קַטָּלֵי־)

  1. Used for forming:
    1. Occupational nouns.
      גַּן (gán, a garden)גַּנָּן (ganán, gannān, a gardener; a kindergarten teacher)
    2. Intensified adjectives.

Declension

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Declension of קַטָּל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite קַטָּל first קַטָּלִי קַטָּלֵנוּ
definite הַקַּטָּל second קַטָּלְךָ קַטָּלֵךְ קַטַּלְכֶם קַטַּלְכֶן
construct קַטַּל־ third קַטָּלוֹ קַטָּלָהּ קַטָּלָם קַטָּלָן
plural indefinite קַטָּלִים first קטליי / קַטָּלַי קַטָּלֵינוּ
definite הַקַּטָּלִים second קַטָּלֶיךָ קטלייך / קַטָּלַיִךְ קַטָּלֵיכֶם קַטָּלֵיכֶן
construct קַטָּלֵי־ third קַטָּלָיו קַטָּלֶיהָ קַטָּלֵיהֶם קַטָּלֵיהֶן

For roots with ה/י as their final radical:

Declension of קַטַּאי
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite קַטַּאי first קַטַּאיִי קַטַּאיֵנוּ
definite הַקַּטַּאי second קַטַּאיְךָ קַטַּאיֵךְ קַטַּאיְכֶם קַטַּאיְכֶן
construct קַטַּאי־ third קַטַּאיוֹ קַטַּאיָהּ קַטַּאיָם קַטַּאיָן
plural indefinite קַטָּאִים first קטאיי / קַטָּאַי קַטָּאֵינוּ
definite הַקַּטָּאִים second קַטָּאֶיךָ קטאייך / קַטָּאַיִךְ קַטָּאֵיכֶם קַטָּאֵיכֶן
construct קַטָּאֵי־ third קַטָּאָיו קַטָּאֶיהָ קַטָּאֵיהֶם קַטָּאֵיהֶן

Variants

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The קַטָּל (katál, qattāl) pattern of weak verbs in ־ה has the ending ־ַאי (-ay):

  • בָּנָה (baná, bānâ)בַּנַּאי (banáy, bannaʾy)

References

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Gesenius, Wilhelm (1910) Hebrew Grammar, page 233, §84b.b

Derived terms

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