סתם

סתם

See also: סת״ם‎

Hebrew

Root
ס־ת־ם‎

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

סְתָם • (s'tám)

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

   ‏סְתָם מַשֶּׁהוּ קָטָן‎ ― s'tám máshehu katán ― Just a little something

2. (colloquial) purposelessly: without a reason

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

3. (colloquial) unspecial, ordinary

   ‏סְתָם אֶחָד‎ ― s'tám ekhád ― 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. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

סֶתֶם • (sétem) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. blockage