מעל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From מ־‎ (mi-, “of”) +‎ על‎ (al, “on”).

Preposition

מֵעַל • (me'ál)

  1. above, over, higher than
  2. (figuratively) over, more than (a given number or amount)
    • 2011 July 4, דן אבן (Dan Even) and אסף שטול־טראורינג (Asaf Shtull-Trauring), Haaretz Online‎:
      ‏מעל למאה מתמחים הגישו שוב מכתבי התפטרות‎
      me'ál l'mé'a mitmakhím higíshu shúv mikht'véi hitpat'rút
      Over a hundred residents submitted letters of resignation again

Etymology 2
Root
מ־ע־ל‎ (m-ʿ-l)

From the root מ־ע־ל‎ (m-`-l).

Verb

מָעַל • (ma'ál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to embezzle, misappropriate
  2. (Judaism) to commit sacrilege, steal something from the Temple in Jerusalem, use sacred property for personal use
Conjugation
Conjugation of מָעַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: למעול / לִמְעֹל‎
  • action noun: מְעִילָה‎
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first מָעַלְתִּי‎מָעַלְנוּ‎
second מָעַלְתָּ‎מָעַלְתְּ‎מְעַלְתֶּם‎1מְעַלְתֶּן‎1
third מָעַלמָעֲלָה‎מָעֲלוּ‎
present מוֹעֵל‎מוֹעֶלֶת‎מוֹעֲלִים‎מוֹעֲלוֹת‎
future first אֶמְעַל‎נִמְעַל‎
second תִּמְעַל‎תִּמְעֲלִי‎תִּמְעֲלוּ‎תִּמְעַלְנָה‎2
third יִמְעַל‎תִּמְעַל‎יִמְעֲלוּ‎תִּמְעַלְנָה‎2
imperative מְעַלמַעֲלִי‎מַעֲלוּ‎מְעַלְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced מָעַלְתֶּם‎ and מָעַלְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Compare German Mehl.

Noun

מעל • (mel) f or n

  1. flour, meal

Derived terms
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