צמצם

Hebrew

Root
צ־מ־צ־ם (ṣ-m-ṣ-m)

Verb

צִמְצֵם • (tsimtsém) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart צֻמצַם)

1. to dim, to dull, to fade, to decrease

Conjugation

Conjugation of צימצם / צִמְצֵם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְצַמְצֵם action noun: צימצום / צִמְצוּם
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צימצמתי / צִמְצַמְתִּי		צימצמנו / צִמְצַמְנוּ
	second	צימצמת / צִמְצַמְתָּ	צימצמת / צִמְצַמְתְּ	צימצמתם / צִמְצַמְתֶּם	צימצמתן / צִמְצַמְתֶּן
	third	צימצם / צִמְצֵם	צימצמה / צִמְצְמָה	צימצמו / צִמְצְמוּ
present		מְצַמְצֵם	מְצַמְצֶמֶת	מְצַמְצְמִים	מְצַמְצְמוֹת
future	first	אֲצַמְצֵם		נְצַמְצֵם
	second	תְּצַמְצֵם	תְּצַמְצְמִי	תְּצַמְצְמוּ	תְּצַמְצֵמְנָה1
	third	יְצַמְצֵם	תְּצַמְצֵם	יְצַמְצְמוּ	תְּצַמְצֵמְנָה1
imperative		צַמְצֵם	צַמְצְמִי	צַמְצְמוּ	צַמְצֵמְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (decrease): הפחית (hifkhít)

References

• “צמצם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language