Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חלה

חוֹלָנִי cholani
חוֹלָנִית cholanit

morbid, sickly, unhealthy, abnormal

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חוֹלָנִי cholani
חוֹלָנִית cholanit
חוֹלָנִיִּים cholaniyim
חוֹלָנִיּוֹת cholaniyot

Notes

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

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

Derived from חוֹלֶה sick; sick person, patient and ־ָנִי.

See also

  • Adjective – kotel pattern חוֹלֶה sick; sick person, patient
  • Verb – pa'al לַחֲלוֹת to be ill (with) (ב-)
  • Verb – pi'el לְחַלּוֹת to make ill, to sicken (archaic); to beg, to implore (archaic)
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְחַלּוֹת to malinger, to pretend to be ill
  • Noun – miktal pattern, feminine מַחֲלָה illness, disease, sickness
  • Noun – taktula pattern, feminine תַּחְלוּאָה morbidity