Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root זלזל

pattern MEKATTEL

מְזַלְזֵל mezalzel
מְזַלְזֶלֶת mezalzelet

pejorative, disparaging

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
מְזַלְזֵל mezalzel
מְזַלְזֶלֶת mezalzelet
מְזַלְזְלִים mezalzelim
מְזַלְזְלוֹת mezalzelot

Notes

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 – kittul pattern, masculine זִלְזוּל negligence
  • Noun זַלְזַל thin branch, tendril (of a plant)
  • Verb – pi'el לְזַלְזֵל to degrade, to disregard (ב-)