Appendix:Hebrew patterns/קָטֹל

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *qatul-. Not to be confused with קָטוֹל, which goes back to *qatāl-, but happened to develop a similar form.

Adjective

קטול / קָטׂל • (katól) (feminine קטולה / קְטֻלָּה, masculine plural קטולים / קְטֻלִּים, feminine plural קטולות / קְטֻלּוֹת)

Primarily used for forming adjectives.

Note

• מָתוֹק resists the usual pattern by keeping a long vowel instead of geminating the following consonant, i.e. we have מְתוּקָה instead of *מְתֻקָּה.

References

• Gesenius, Wilhelm (1910) Hebrew Grammar, pages 230-231, §84h

Derived terms

Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטֹל