מים
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| מ־י־ם (m-y-m) |
From Proto-Semitic *māy-. Compare Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), Arabic مَاء (māʾ).
Noun
מַיִם • (máyim) m pl (plural construct מֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form מָיִם)
- (plural only) water
Usage notes
- The construct form מֵימֵי־ also occurs.
Derived terms
- בּוֹר מַיִם (bor máyim)
- מַפַּל מַיִם
- מֵי גְּבִינָה
- מֵי חַמְצָן (mé chamtsán)
- מֵימִי (meymí)
Descendants
- → Yiddish: מים (mayem)
- → Dutch: majem
References
- H4325 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “מים” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
מים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he