Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root עקר

עֶקְרוֹנִי ekroni
עֶקְרוֹנִית ekronit

fundamental, basic

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
עֶקְרוֹנִי ekroni
עֶקְרוֹנִית ekronit
עֶקְרוֹנִיִּים ekroniyim
עֶקְרוֹנִיּוֹת ekroniyot

Notes

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

Derived from עִיקָּרוֹן principle and ־ִי.

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
  • Adjective – katal pattern עָקָר infertile, sterile, barren; futile
  • 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
  • Noun – feminine עֲקָרוּת infertility, sterility; emptiness, futility