מעל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From מ־ (mi-, “of”) +‎ על (al, “on”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

מֵעַל • (me'ál)

  1. above, over, higher than
  2. (figuratively) over, more than (a given number or amount)
    • 2011 July 4, דן אבן (Dan Even) and אסף שטול־טראורינג (Asaf Shtull-Trauring), Haaretz Online‎[1]:
      מעל למאה מתמחים הגישו שוב מכתבי התפטרות
      me'ál l'mé'a mitmakhím higíshu shúv mikht'véi hitpat'rút
      Over a hundred residents submitted letters of resignation again

Etymology 2

Root
מ־ע־ל (m-ʿ-l)
3 terms

From the root מ־ע־ל (m-`-l).

Verb

מָעַל • (ma'ál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to embezzle, misappropriate
  2. (Judaism) to commit sacrilege, steal something from the Temple in Jerusalem, use sacred property for personal use
Conjugation
Conjugation of מָעַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive למעול / לִמְעֹל
action noun מְעִילָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first מָעַלְתִּי מָעַלְנוּ
second מָעַלְתָּ מָעַלְתְּ מְעַלְתֶּם1 מְעַלְתֶּן1
third מָעַל מָעֲלָה מָעֲלוּ
present מוֹעֵל מוֹעֶלֶת מוֹעֲלִים מוֹעֲלוֹת
future first אֶמְעַל נִמְעַל
second תִּמְעַל תִּמְעֲלִי תִּמְעֲלוּ תִּמְעַלְנָה2
third יִמְעַל תִּמְעַל יִמְעֲלוּ תִּמְעַלְנָה2
imperative מְעַל מַעֲלִי מַעֲלוּ מְעַלְנָה2

1 Pronounced מָעַלְתֶּם and מָעַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Compare German Mehl.

Noun

מעל • (mel) f or n

  1. flour, meal

Derived terms

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