נטייה

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Hebrew

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Root
נ־ט־ה (n-ṭ-h)

Action noun of the verb נָטָה (natá), from the root נ־ט־ה (n-t-h).

Noun

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נטייה / נְטִיָּה (n'tiyáf (plural indefinite נְטִיּוֹת, singular construct נטיית / נְטִיַּת־, plural construct נְטִיּוֹת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. A tendency, an inclination.
    נטייה מיניתn'tiyá minít — sexual preference
    יש להם נטייה להסכים לכל בקשה.yésh lahém n'tiyá l'haskím l'khól bakashá. — They have a tendency to agree to every request.
  2. (grammar, uncountable) inflection (a change in the form of a word (morphologic change) to express different grammatical categories)

Derived terms

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References

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  • נטייה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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