־ות
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־ות¹
- /-ˈut/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *-at- as abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix.
suffix ־וּת · -út · ־ויות \ ־ֻיּוֹת
- -ness, -ity, -ism, -hood: a suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns, from adjectives and other words.
־ות²
- /-ˈoːθ/
- [-ˈoːoθ]
- /-ˈot/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From the plural *-āt- of Proto-Semitic *-at- as feminine nouns-forming suffix. Cognate with Arabic ـَات (-āt).
suffix ־וֹת · -ót
- The plural ending for most feminine and a few masculine nouns (regardless of state).
- The feminine plural ending for adjectives (regardless of state).
- The feminine plural ending for present-tense and present-participle forms of verbs.
- Appended to two masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females. אָח (ákh, “brother”) → אָחוֹת (akhót, “sister”)
In English
Talk about this word "־ות." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%95%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. ־ות. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%95%D7%AA "־ות." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%95%D7%AA.Cite this
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title = {־ות},
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