מת

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
מ־ו־ת (m-w-t)

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *mawut-. Cognate with Arabic مَاتَ (māta), Ge'ez ሞተ (motä), Egyptian mwt, Akkadian 𒈪𒌈 (mītum).

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Adjective

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מֵת (mét) (feminine מֵתָה, masculine plural מֵתִים, feminine plural מֵתוֹת)

  1. Dead, having died.
  2. (intensifier) very much, completely (as in dead tired).
    אֲנִי עָיֵיף מֵתaní ayéf métI'm dead tired
    אֲנִי מֵת לִרְאוֹת אוֹתָהּ הַלַּילָהaní mét lir'ót otáh haláylaI'm dying to see her tonight

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Verb

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מֵת (met) (pa'al construction)

  1. To die.
  2. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of מת (met).
  3. To be crazy or mad about something.
    אֲנִי מֵת עַל שׁוֹקוֹלָדaní met al shokoládI'm mad about chocolate

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew מֵת (mét, dead person).

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Noun

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מת (meysm, plural מתים (meysem)

  1. dead person
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