דעה
Hebrew
Etymology
Formed as יְדֵעָה* with the first syllable being erased. Compare לידה / לֵדָה (ledá, “birth”), which underwent the same change.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /deˈ(ʔ)a/
Audio: (file)
Noun
דֵּעָה • (de'á) f (plural indefinite דֵּעוֹת, singular construct דַּעַת־, plural construct דֵּעוֹת־) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | דֵּעָה | first | דַּעֲתִי | דַּעֲתֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַדֵּעָה | second | דַּעֲתְךָ | דַּעֲתֵךְ | דַּעַתְכֶם | דַּעַתְכֶן | |
| construct | דַּעַת־ | third | דַּעֲתוֹ | דַּעֲתָהּ | דַּעֲתָם | דַּעֲתָן | |
| plural | indefinite | דֵּעוֹת | first | דעותיי / דֵּעוֹתַי | דֵּעוֹתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַדֵּעוֹת | second | דֵּעוֹתֶיךָ | דעותייך / דֵּעוֹתַיִךְ | דֵּעוֹתֵיכֶם | דֵּעוֹתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | דֵּעוֹת־ | third | דֵּעוֹתָיו | דֵּעוֹתֶיהָ | דֵּעוֹתָם | דֵּעוֹתָן | |
Derived terms
- דֵּעָה קְדוּמָה (de'á kdumá)
- לְדַעַת־ (l'dá'at, “according to the opinion of”)
- לפי דעתי (l'fí da'atí, “in my opinion”)
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- דייע (deye) — Soviet phonetic spelling
Etymology
Noun
דעה • (deye) f, plural דעות (deyes)