Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root נשא

pattern MITKATTEL

מִתְנַשֵּׂא mitnase
מִתְנַשֵּׂאת mitnaset

arrogant, snobbish, condescending

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
מִתְנַשֵּׂא mitnase
מִתְנַשֵּׂאת mitnaset
מִתְנַשְּׂאִים mitnas'im
מִתְנַשְּׂאוֹת mitnas'ot

Notes

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

See also

  • Noun – muktal pattern, masculine מוּשָּׂא object (grammar)
  • Noun מַשּׂוּאָה torch; beacon
  • Noun – kotel pattern, masculine נוֹשֵׂא topic, theme; subject (grammar)
  • Noun – kittul pattern, masculine נִישּׂוּאִין marriage
  • Verb – pa'al לָשֵׂאת to bear, to carry; to tolerate; to marry; to give a speech
  • Verb – nif'al לְהִינָּשֵׂא to be raised, to be lifted up; to be given (of a speech); to be married
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַשִּׂיא to marry off; to officiate at a wedding; to divert, to redirect (a conversation)
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְנַשֵּׂא to rise (a mountain, monument, smoke); to be arrogant
  • Adjective – katul pattern נָשׂוּי married
  • Noun – katil pattern, masculine נָשִׂיא president
  • Noun – masculine שִׂיא top, summit, pinnacle
  • Noun תְּשׂוּאָה yield, return on investment