מתוק

Hebrew

Root
מ־ת־ק (m-t-q)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mataḳ-. Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚𐎖 (mtq).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

מָתוֹק • (matók) (feminine מְתוּקָה, masculine plural מְתוּקִים, feminine plural מְתוּקוֹת) [pattern: קָטוֹל]

1. (of a food) Sweet: having a pleasant taste, akin to that of sugar.
2. (by extension) Sweet: pleasant, enjoyable, (of a person) having a pleasant disposition.

Derived terms

• לשנה טובה ומתוקה (l'shaná tová um'tuká, “to a good and sweet new year”) (traditional greeting around Rosh Hashanah)

Related terms

• מותק (mótek, “sweetie, cutie-pie”)
• ממותק (m'muták, “sweetened”)
• מַמְתָּק (mamtáq, “a piece of candy, a sweet”)
• מְתִיקוּת (metikút, “sweetness”)

See also

• חמוץ (khamútz, “sour”)
• מלוח (malúakh, “salty”)
• מר (mar, “bitter”), מריר (marír, “bitter”)

Further reading

• H4966 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• מותק