Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root שעמם

pattern MEKATTEL

מְשַׁעְמֵם mesha'amem
מְשַׁעְמֶמֶת mesha'amemet

boring, dull

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
מְשַׁעְמֵם mesha'amem
מְשַׁעְמֶמֶת mesha'amemet
מְשַׁעְמְמִים mesha'amemim
מְשַׁעְמְמוֹת mesha'amemot

Notes

The middle 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

  • Adjective – mekuttal pattern מְשׁוּעְמָם bored
  • Noun – kittul pattern, masculine שִׁעְמוּם boredom
  • Verb – pi'el לְשַׁעְמֵם to bore; to be boring
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִשְׁתַּעְמֵם to be bored