צמא

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
צ־מ־א (ṣ-m-ʾ)

Compare Arabic ظَمِئَ (ẓamiʔa, “to thirst, be thirsty; to desire, long”).

Verb

צָמֵא • (tsamé) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to thirst, be thirsty
  2. to long, yearn

Conjugation
Conjugation of צָמֵא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לצמוא / לִצְמֹא
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָמֵאתִיצָמֵאנוּ
second צָמֵאתָצָמֵאתצְמֵאתֶם1צְמֵאתֶן1
third צָמֵאצָמְאָהצָמְאוּ
present צָמֵאצְמֵאָהצְמֵאִיםצְמֵאוֹת
future first אֶצְמָאנִצְמָא
second תִּצְמָאתִּצְמְאִיתִּצְמְאוּתִּצְמֶאנָה2
third יִצְמָאתִּצְמָאיִצְמְאוּתִּצְמֶאנָה2
imperative צְמָאצִמְאִיצִמְאוּצְמֶאנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָמֵאתֶם and צָמֵאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Adjective

צָמֵא • (tsamé) (feminine צְמֵאָה, masculine plural צְמֵאִים, feminine plural צְמֵאוֹת)

  1. thirsty

References

Noun

צָמָא • (tsamá) m

  1. thirst
  2. longing, yearning

References
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