גט

See also: ג־ט

Hebrew

Root
ג־ט־ט (g-ṭ-ṭ)
1 term

Etymology

Probably from Akkadian 𒁍𒁕 (gídda /⁠giṭṭu⁠/, document or deed written on parchment), from Sumerian 𒁍𒁕 (gid₂-da, length), from Sumerian 𒁍 (gid₂, to drag, to draw up a document). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܛܐ (geṭṭā, will, testament, document), in other Aramaic dialects, a narrowed sense of "writ of divorce" is attested.

Noun

גֵּט • (gēṭm (plural indefinite גיטים / גִּטִּים or גיטין / גִּטִּין, singular construct גֵּט־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (Jewish law) a get, a document effecting the divorce of a wife from her husband

Declension

Declension of גֵּט
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite גֵּט first גיטי / גִּטִּי גיטנו / גִּטֵּנוּ
definite הַגֵּט second גיטך / גִּטְּךָ גיטך / גִּטֵּךְ גיטכם / גִּטְּכֶם גיטכן / גִּטְּכֶן
construct גֵּט־ third גיטו / גִּטּוֹ גיטה / גִּטָּהּ גיטם / גִּטָּם גיטן / גִּטָּן
plural indefinite גיטים / גִּטִּים first גיטיי / גִּטַּי גיטינו / גִּטֵּינוּ
definite הגיטים / הַגִּטִּים second גיטיך / גִּטֶּיךָ גיטייך / גִּטַּיִךְ גיטיכם / גִּטֵּיכֶם גיטיכן / גִּטֵּיכֶן
construct גיטי־ / גִּטֵּי־ third גיטיו / גִּטָּיו גיטיה / גִּטֶּיהָ גיטיהם / גִּטֵּיהֶם גיטיהן / גִּטֵּיהֶן

Descendants

  • English: get
  • Yiddish: גט (get)

See also

References

  • גט” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "גט" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גט (get, get; divorce document)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛt/

Noun

גט • (getm, plural גטן (getn)

  1. divorce

Derived terms

  • גטן (getn, to divorce)