נאשם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־שׁ־ם (ʾ-sh-m)
6 terms

The verb is the mediopassive of הֶאֱשִׁים (he'eshím), from the root א־שׁ־ם ('-sh-m). The noun follows from the participle of the verb.

Noun

נֶאֱשָׁם • (ne'eshám) m (plural indefinite נֶאֱשָׁמִים, feminine counterpart נֶאֱשֶׁמֶת)

1. (law) A defendant, (the) accused: a person charged with an offense.

Declension

Declension of נֶאֱשָׁם

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	נֶאֱשָׁם	first	נֶאֱשָׁמִי		נֶאֱשָׁמֵנוּ
	definite	הַנֶּאֱשָׁם	second	נֶאֱשָׁמְךָ	נֶאֱשָׁמֵךְ	נֶאֱשַׁמְכֶם	נֶאֱשַׁמְכֶן
	construct	נֶאֱשַׁם־	third	נֶאֱשָׁמוֹ	נֶאֱשָׁמָהּ	נֶאֱשָׁמָם	נֶאֱשָׁמָן
plural	indefinite	נֶאֱשָׁמִים	first	נאשמיי / נֶאֱשָׁמַי		נֶאֱשָׁמֵינוּ
	definite	הַנֶּאֱשָׁמִים	second	נֶאֱשָׁמֶיךָ	נאשמייך / נֶאֱשָׁמַיִךְ	נֶאֶשְׁמֵיכֶם	נֶאֶשְׁמֵיכֶן
	construct	נֶאֶשְׁמֵי־	third	נֶאֱשָׁמָיו	נֶאֱשָׁמֶיהָ	נֶאֶשְׁמֵיהֶם	נֶאֶשְׁמֵיהֶן

Verb

נֶאֱשַׁם • (ne'eshám) (nif'al construction)

1. (law) To be accused (of a crime), to be charged (with), to be indicted (for, on a charge of).
2. (נֶאֱשָׁם, ne'eshám) Masculine singular present participle and present tense of נֶאֱַשַׁם (ne'eshám).

Conjugation

Conjugation of נֶאֱשַׁם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		להיאשם / לְהֵאָשֵׁם
		action noun		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	נֶאֱשַׁמְתִּי		נֶאֱשַׁמְנוּ
	second	נֶאֱשַׁמְתָּ	נֶאֱשַׁמְתְּ	נֶאֱשַׁמְתֶּם	נֶאֱשַׁמְתֶּן
	third	נֶאֱשַׁם	נֶאֶשְׁמָה	נֶאֶשְׁמוּ
present		נֶאֱשָׁם	נֶאֱשֶׁמֶת	נֶאֱשָׁמִים	נֶאֱשָׁמוֹת
future	first	איאשם / אֵאָשֵׁם		ניאשם / נֵאָשֵׁם
	second	תיאשם / תֵּאָשֵׁם	תיאשמי / תֵּאָשְׁמִי	תיאשמו / תֵּאָשְׁמוּ	תיאשמנה / תֵּאָשֵׁמְנָה1
	third	ייאשם / יֵאָשֵׁם	תיאשם / תֵּאָשֵׁם	ייאשמו / יֵאָשְׁמוּ	תיאשמנה / תֵּאָשֵׁמְנָה1
imperative	positive	היאשם / הֵאָשֵׁם	היאשמי / הֵאָשְׁמִי	היאשמו / הֵאָשְׁמוּ	היאשמנה / הֵאָשֵׁמְנָה1
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• “נאשם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "נאשם" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language