Aramaic

Verb

מטר • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to rain

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Aramaic ܡܛܪܐ, מִטְרָא ‎(miṭrā), Arabic مَطَر ‎(maṭar).

Pronunciation

• (noun):
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mɔːˈtˀɔːr/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [maˈtaʁ]
• (verb):
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mɔːˈtˀar/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [maˈtaʁ]

Noun

מָטָר • ‎(matár) m ‎(plural indefinite מְטָרִים, singular construct מְטַר־, plural construct מִטְרֵי־)

1. (archaic) rain

Derived terms

• מטרייה ‎(mitriyá, “umbrella”)

Synonyms

• גֶּשֶׁם

Verb

מָטַר • ‎(matár) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. to rain

Etymology 2

Ultimately from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον ‎(métron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre”)

Noun

מֶטֶר • ‎(méter) m ‎(plural indefinite מֶטְרִים)

1. meter
2. (colloquial) measuring tape

Related terms

• סִימֶטְרִי ‎(“symmetrical”)

Anagrams

• מרט