ניכה

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
נ־כ־ה (n-k-h)

Compare with Arabic نَكَى (nakā, “to vex, hurt, upset”)

Pronunciation

Verb

ניכה / נִכָּה • (nika) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to subtract something from; to lessen

Conjugation
Conjugation of ניכה / נִכָּה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לְנַכּוֹת
  • action noun: ניכוי / נִכּוּי
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first ניכיתי / נִכִּיתִיניכינו / נִכִּינוּ
second ניכית / נִכִּיתָניכית / נִכִּיתניכיתם / נִכִּיתֶםניכיתן / נִכִּיתֶן
third ניכה / נִכָּהניכתה / נִכְּתָהניכו / נִכּוּ
present מְנַכֶּהמְנַכָּהמְנַכִּיםמְנַכּוֹת
future first אֲנַכֶּהנְנַכֶּה
second תְּנַכֶּהתְּנַכִּיתְּנַכּוּתְּנַכֶּינָה1
third יְנַכֶּהתְּנַכֶּהיְנַכּוּתְּנַכֶּינָה1
imperative נַכֵּהנַכִּינַכּוּנַכֶּינָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
  • “ניכה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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