Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root עקר

pattern KATAL

עָקָר akar
עֲקָרָה akara

infertile, sterile, barren; futile

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
עָקָר akar
עֲקָרָה akara
עֲקָרִים akarim
עֲקָרוֹת akarot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – masculine עִיקָר essence, gist; principle; majority, most part
  • Noun – kittalon pattern, masculine עִיקָּרוֹן principle
  • Adjective עִיקָרִי main, fundamental, principal
  • Noun – katul pattern, masculine עָקוּר displaced person
  • Adjective – katul pattern עָקוּר uprooted
  • Noun – ktila pattern, feminine עֲקִירָה uprooting, extraction; forced displacement, transfer
  • Verb – pa'al לַעֲקוֹר to uproot; to displace, to transfer
  • Verb – nif'al לְהֵיעָקֵר to be uprooted; to be exiled
  • Verb – pi'el לְעַקֵּר to neuter, to spay; to sterilize
  • Adjective עֶקְרוֹנִי fundamental, basic
  • Noun – feminine עֲקָרוּת infertility, sterility; emptiness, futility