מטר

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Aramaic[edit]

Verb[edit]

מטר (miṭrā)

  1. to rain

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Etymology 1[edit]

Root
מ־ט־ר (m-ṭ-r)

From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Aramaic ܡܛܪܐ, מִטְרָא (miṭrā), Arabic مَطَر (maṭar).

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Noun[edit]

מָטָר (matárm (plural indefinite מְטָרִים, singular construct מְטַר־, plural construct מִטְרֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. (literary) rain
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Etymology 2[edit]

From French mètre and cognates, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre).

Noun[edit]

מֶטֶר (méterm (plural indefinite מֶטְרִים)

  1. meter
  2. (colloquial) measuring tape
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