גמר

Hebrew
Root
ג־מ־ר (g-m-r)

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒈠𒀸 (gamārum, “to bring to an end, to finish”) and Aramaic גמר / ܓܡܪ (“to complete, to perfect”). Compare Arabic جمر (“to collect, to cense”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

גָּמַר • (gamár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive participle גָּמוּר, passive counterpart נִגְמַר)

  1. (transitive) to finish, complete
    גִּמְרִי אֵת הָאֹכֶל בְּצַּלַּחְתֵּךְ!
    gimrí et ha'ókhel betsalakhtékh!
    Finish the food from your plate!
  2. (colloquial) to cum, ejaculate, have an orgasm
  3. (colloquial) to be through or done with someone [+ עם (object)]

Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּמַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לגמור / לִגְמֹר
  • action noun: גְּמִירָה
  • passive participle: גָּמוּר
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּמַרְתִּיגָּמַרְנוּ
second גָּמַרְתָּגָּמַרְתְּגְּמַרְתֶּם1גְּמַרְתֶּן1
third גָּמַרגָּמְרָהגָּמְרוּ
present גּוֹמֵרגּוֹמֶרֶתגּוֹמְרִיםגּוֹמְרוֹת
future first אגמור / אֶגְמֹרנגמור / נִגְמֹר
second תגמור / תִּגְמֹרתִּגְמְרִיתִּגְמְרוּתגמורנה / תִּגְמֹרְנָה2
third יגמור / יִגְמֹרתגמור / תִּגְמֹריִגְמְרוּתגמורנה / תִּגְמֹרְנָה2
imperative גמור / גְּמֹרגִּמְרִיגִּמְרוּגמורנה / גְּמֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּמַרְתֶּם and גָּמַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Noun

גְּמָר • (gmar) m (plural indefinite גְּמָרִים, singular construct גְּמַר־) [pattern: קְטָל]

  1. finale

Derived terms

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References
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