גמר

Hebrew
Root
ג־מ־ר‎ (g-m-r)

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒈠𒀸 (gamārum, “to bring to an end, to finish”) and Aramaic גמר‎ / ܓܡܪ‎ (“to complete, to perfect”). Compare Arabic جمر‎ (“to collect, to cense”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

גָּמַר • (gamár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive participle גָּמוּר‎, passive counterpart נִגְמַר‎)

  1. (transitive) to finish, complete
    ‏גִּמְרִי אֵת הָאֹכֶל בְּצַּלַּחְתֵּךְ!‎‎
    gimrí et ha'ókhel betsalakhtékh!
    Finish the food from your plate!
  2. (colloquial) to cum, ejaculate, have an orgasm
  3. (colloquial) to be through or done with someone [+ עם‎ (object)]

Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּמַר‎ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לגמור / לִגְמֹר‎
  • action noun: גְּמִירָה‎
  • passive participle: גָּמוּר‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּמַרְתִּי‎גָּמַרְנוּ‎
second גָּמַרְתָּ‎גָּמַרְתְּ‎גְּמַרְתֶּם‎1גְּמַרְתֶּן‎1
third גָּמַר‎גָּמְרָה‎גָּמְרוּ‎
present גּוֹמֵר‎גּוֹמֶרֶת‎גּוֹמְרִים‎גּוֹמְרוֹת‎
future first אגמור / אֶגְמֹר‎נגמור / נִגְמֹר‎
second תגמור / תִּגְמֹר‎תִּגְמְרִי‎תִּגְמְרוּ‎תגמורנה / תִּגְמֹרְנָה‎2
third יגמור / יִגְמֹר‎תגמור / תִּגְמֹר‎יִגְמְרוּ‎תגמורנה / תִּגְמֹרְנָה‎2
imperative גמור / גְּמֹר‎גִּמְרִי‎גִּמְרוּ‎גמורנה / גְּמֹרְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּמַרְתֶּם‎ and גָּמַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Noun

גְּמָר • (gmar) m (plural indefinite גְּמָרִים‎) [pattern: קְטָל]

  1. finale

See also
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