משמעי

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ע (sh-m-ʿ)

Etymology

From משמעות (mashma'út, “meaning”) +‎ ־י (-í, “-ic”); ultimately from the root ש־מ־ע (sh-m-`).

Adjective

מַשְׁמָעִי • (mashma'í) (feminine משמעית, masculine plural משמעיים or משמעים, feminine plural משמעיות)

1. Used in compounds.

   חד משמעי (khad-mashma'í, “unambiguous”, literally “single-meaning-al”)

   דו משמעי (du-mashma'í, “ambiguous”, literally “double-meaning-al”)

See also

• משמעותי (mashma'utí)