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Ma'ate orki (מעטה אורכי) means fore-and-aft rig in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מַעֲטֶה אָרְכִּי
ma'ate orki
noun · masculine
In English

fore-and-aft rig

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'ate orki.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שם כללי למעטה של ספינת מפרשים, שהמפרשים העיקריים בו הם אורכיים.

The word Ma'ate orki is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַעֲטֶה אָרְכִּי
Written without vowel points
מעטה אורכי
Said
ma'ate orki
Plural
מַעֲטִים אָרְכִּיִּים
Inflections
ר' מַעֲטִים אָרְכִּיִּים
Gematria
361

This is how Ma'ate orki is said in other languages.

English
fore-and-aft rig
French
grèment aurique, grèment à voiles en pointe
German
Schratsegeltakelung

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What does Ma'ate orki (⁨מעטה אורכי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ma'ate orki (⁨מעטה אורכי⁩) means fore-and-aft rig. It is said ma'ate orki, with the stress on te.

Is Ma'ate orki (⁨מעטה אורכי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ma'ate orki (⁨מעטה אורכי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַעֲטִים אָרְכִּיִּים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעטה ארכי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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