נפטר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ט־ר‎ (p-ṭ-r)

The passive and reflexive counterpart to פָּטַר‎ (patár), from the root פ־ט־ר‎ (p-T-r).

Verb

נִפְטַר • (niftár) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction, active counterpart פָטַר‎)

  1. to pass away, to pass on: a polite way to refer to a death by natural causes.
  2. construed with מ־‎ (mi-) to dispose of, to get rid of
    אני מנסה להיפטר מזה.‎ — aní m'nasé/m'nasá l'hipatér mizé. — I'm trying to get rid of this.

Conjugation

Noun

נִפְטָר • (niftár) m (plural indefinite נִפְטָרִים‎, feminine counterpart נִפְטֶרֶת‎)

  1. deceased
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