Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root קרקע

קַרְקָעִי karka'i
קַרְקָעִית karka'it

ground, of ground, of land

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
קַרְקָעִי karka'i
קַרְקָעִית karka'it
קַרְקְעִיִּים karke'iyim
קַרְקְעִיּוֹת karke'iyot

Notes

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

This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.

Derived from קַרְקַע land, ground, soil and ־ִי.

See also

  • Noun – mekattel pattern, masculine מְקַרְקְעִין land, real estate
  • Noun – kittul pattern, masculine קִרְקוּעַ grounding (plane)
  • Noun – feminine קַרְקַע land, ground, soil
  • Verb – pi'el לְקַרְקֵעַ to ground (an airplane)
  • Noun – feminine קַרְקָעִית bottom