Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root ענין

pattern MEKATTEL

מְעַנְיֵן me'anyen
מְעַנְיֶנֶת me'anyenet

interesting

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
מְעַנְיֵן me'anyen
מְעַנְיֶנֶת me'anyenet
מְעַנְיְנִים me'anyenim
מְעַנְיְנוֹת me'anyenot

Notes

The first 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.

See also

  • Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine הִתְעַנְייְנוּת interest
  • Verb – pi'el לְעַנְייֵן to interest
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְעַנְייֵן to be interested, to take an interest