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גמר
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Hebrew
Etymology
Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒈠𒀸 (gamārum, “to bring to an end, to finish”) and Aramaic גמר / ܓܡܪ (“to complete, to perfect”). Compare Arabic جمر (“to collect, to cense”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
גָּמַר • (gamár) (pa'al construction, passive participle גָּמוּר, passive counterpart נִגְמַר)
- (transitive) to finish, complete
- גִּמְרִי אֵת הָאֹכֶל בְּצַּלַּחְתֵּךְ!
- gimrí et ha'ókhel betsalakhtékh!
- Finish the food from your plate!
- (colloquial) to cum, ejaculate, have an orgasm
- (colloquial) to be through or done [with עם ‘with someone’]
Conjugation
1 Pronounced גָּמַרְתֶּם and גָּמַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms
- (to finish): סיים / סִיֵּם
Noun
גְּמָר • (gmar) m (plural indefinite גְּמָרִים, singular construct גְּמַר־) [pattern: קְטָל]
Derived terms
- גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה (g'már khatimá tová)
- גְּמַר טוֹב (g'már tov)
See also
References
- H1584 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “גמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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