סתם

See also: סת״ם and סתּם

Hebrew

Root
ס־ת־ם (s-t-m)

Etymology

Same origin as Arabic صتم.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /stam/
• Rhymes: -am

Adjective

סְתָם • (stám)

1. (colloquial) just, simply, mere, ordinary.

   סְתָם מַשֶּׁהוּ קָטָן ― stám máshehu qatán ― Just a little something

2. (colloquial) purposelessly: without a reason

   זֶה לֹא קָרָה סְתָם ― ze lo qará stám ― It didn't happen without a reason

3. (colloquial) unspecial, ordinary

   סְתָם אֶחָד ― stám ehád ― Someone unspecial

Verb

סָתַם • (satám) (pa'al construction)

1. To stop (a pipe or opening), to stop up, clog, to close or seal.
2. To block: prevent (something or someone) from passing.
3. (specifically, vulgar) To shut (one's mouth): to shut up.
4. (slang) to stuff oneself: to fill with one's stomach with food.

Conjugation

Conjugation of סָתַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לסתום / לִסְתֹּם action noun: סְתִימָה passive participle: סָתוּם
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	סָתַמְתִּי		סָתַמְנוּ
	second	סָתַמְתָּ	סָתַמְתְּ	סְתַמְתֶּם1	סְתַמְתֶּן1
	third	סָתַם	סָתְמָה	סָתְמוּ
present		סוֹתֵם	סוֹתֶמֶת	סוֹתְמִים	סוֹתְמוֹת
future	first	אסתום / אֶסְתֹּם		נסתום / נִסְתֹּם
	second	תסתום / תִּסְתֹּם	תִּסְתְּמִי	תִּסְתְּמוּ	תסתומנה / תִּסְתֹּמְנָה2
	third	יסתום / יִסְתֹּם	תסתום / תִּסְתֹּם	יִסְתְּמוּ	תסתומנה / תִּסְתֹּמְנָה2
imperative		סתום / סְתֹם	סִתְמִי	סִתְמוּ	סתומנה / סְתֹמְנָה2
notes		Pronounced סָתַמְתֶּם and סָתַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

סֶתֶם • (sétem) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. blockage

Derived terms

• חלב סתם (“chalav stam”)

Yiddish

Adverb

סתם • (stam)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of סתּם (stam).