מוות

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־ו־ת‎ (m-w-t)

From the root מ־ו־ת‎ . Compare Arabic مَوْت‎ (mawt, “death”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈmavet/

Noun

מוות / מָוֶת • (mávet) m (singular construct מוֹת־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

death
Synonym: מִיתָה‎ (mitá)

Antonym: חַיִּים‎ (ḥayím)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

מלאך המוות / מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת‎ (mal'ákh hamávet)
סיבת מוות / סִבַּת מָוֶת‎ (sibát-mávet)
עונש מוות / עֹנֶשׁ מָוֶת‎ ('ónesh-mávet)
צַלְמָוֶת‎ (tsalmávet)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

מוות • (moves) m

death
Synonyms: טויט‎ (toyt), מיתה‎ (mise)

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