Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
פ־ט־ר (p-ṭ-r)

The passive and reflexive counterpart to פָּטַר (patár), from the root פ־ט־ר (p-T-r).

Verb edit

נִפְטַר (niftár) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction, active counterpart פָטַר)

  1. to pass away, to pass on: a polite way to refer to a death by natural causes.
  2. construed with מ־ (mi-) to dispose of, to get rid of
    אני מנסה להיפטר מזה.aní m'nasé/m'nasá l'hipatér mizé. — I'm trying to get rid of this.

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

נִפְטָר (niftárm (plural indefinite נִפְטָרִים, feminine counterpart נִפְטֶרֶת)

  1. deceased