רמז

Aramaic

Verb

רמז • (transliteration needed)

  1. to indicate
  2. to beckon, to signal

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־מ־ז (r-m-z)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ramaz- (“to wink, sign, signal”). Compare Aramaic רְמַז (“to indicate, make signs, beckon, wink”), Classical Syriac ܪܡܙܐ (remzā, “sign, hint, gesture”), Arabic رَمْز (ramz, “symbol, emblem, cypher, code”), Ge'ez (through metathesis) ረዘመ (razama, “to wink”)[1].

Verb

רָמַז • (ramáz) (pa'al construction, passive participle רָמוּז, passive counterpart נִרמַז)

  1. to hint, allude, clue
  2. to wink, beckon, make signs

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָמַז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לרמוז / לִרְמֹז
action noun רְמִיזָה
passive participle רָמוּז
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָמַזְתִּי רָמַזְנוּ
second רָמַזְתָּ רָמַזְתְּ רְמַזְתֶּם1 רְמַזְתֶּן1
third רָמַז רָמְזָה רָמְזוּ
present רוֹמֵז רוֹמֶזֶת רוֹמְזִים רוֹמְזוֹת
future first ארמוז / אֶרְמֹז נרמוז / נִרְמֹז
second תרמוז / תִּרְמֹז תִּרְמְזִי תִּרְמְזוּ תרמוזנה / תִּרְמֹזְנָה2
third ירמוז / יִרְמֹז תרמוז / תִּרְמֹז יִרְמְזוּ תרמוזנה / תִּרְמֹזְנָה2
imperative positive רמוז / רְמֹז רִמְזִי רִמְזוּ רמוזנה / רְמֹזְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced רָמַזְתֶּם and רָמַזְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

  • (through metathesis) רָזַם (razám, “to wink, hint, allude”)

Noun

רֶמֶז • (rémez) m (plural indefinite רְמַזִים, singular construct רֶמֶז־, plural construct רַמְזֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. hint, clue
  2. sign, implication, allusion
  3. (religion) remez (allegorical exegesis of the Bible)

Declension

Declension of רֶמֶז
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite רֶמֶז first רַמְזִי רַמְזֵנוּ
definite הָרֶמֶז second רַמְזְךָ רַמְזֵךְ רַמְזְכֶם רַמְזְכֶן
construct רֶמֶז־ third רַמְזוֹ רַמְזָהּ רַמְזָם רַמְזָן
dual indefinite רמזיים / רַמְזַיִם first רמזיי / רַמְזַי רַמְזֵינוּ
definite הרמזיים / הָרַמְזַיִם second רַמְזֶיךָ רמזייך / רַמְזַיִךְ רַמְזֵיכֶם רַמְזֵיכֶן
construct רַמְזֵי־ third רַמְזָיו רַמְזֶיהָ רַמְזֵיהֶם רַמְזֵיהֶן
plural indefinite רְמַזִים first רמזיי / רְמַזַי רְמַזֵינוּ
definite הָרְמַזִים second רְמַזֶיךָ רמזייך / רְמַזַיִךְ רַמְזֵיכֶם רַמְזֵיכֶן
construct רַמְזֵי־ third רְמַזָיו רְמַזֶיהָ רַמְזֵיהֶם רַמְזֵיהֶן

Derived terms

References

  • “רמז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • Klein, Ernest (1987), “רֶמֶז”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 620
  1. ^ Leslau, Wolf (1987), Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, reprinted 1991, 1997 and 2006
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