Metumtam (מטומטם) means retarded in Hebrew.
It can also mean dumb, stupid, and idiot. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
retarded, dumb, stupid, idiot
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Metumtam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פוגעניטיפש, לא חכם, חסר בינה
The word Metumtam is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְטֻמְטָם
- Written without vowel points
- מטומטם
- Said
- metumtam
- Root
- ט־מ־ט־מ
- Pattern
- מְקֻטָּל
- Plural
- מְטֻמְטָמִים
- Feminine form
- מְטֻמְטֶמֶת
- Inflections
- נ' מְטֻמְטֶמֶת, ר' מְטֻמְטָמִים, נ"ר מְטֻמְטָמוֹת
- Gematria
- 144
This is how Metumtam is said in other languages.
- English
- retarded, dumb, stupid, idiot
- Arabic
- غبي
- Russian
- дурацкий, Глупая
- Spanish
- estúpido
- German
- dumm
- Yiddish
- נאַריש
These words mean nearly the same as Metumtam.
- טיפשdumb
- דבילchump
- טמבל
- חסר שכל
- טומטום
- דפוק בשכל
- סתוםsealed
- אידיוטidiot
- מפגרretarded
- שוטהfool
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Metumtam.
- חכם
- נבוןbright
- גאוןgenious
- פיקח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Metumtam.
These words come before and after Metumtam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Metumtam.
What does Metumtam (מטומטם) mean in Hebrew?
Metumtam (מטומטם) means retarded, dumb, and stupid. It is said metumtam, with the stress on tam.
What is a synonym for Metumtam (מטומטם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Metumtam (מטומטם) are טיפש, דביל, טמבל, חסר שכל, טומטום, and דפוק בשכל.
What is the opposite of Metumtam (מטומטם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Metumtam (מטומטם) are חכם, נבון, גאון, and פיקח.
What rhymes with Metumtam (מטומטם)?
Words that rhyme with Metumtam (מטומטם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מטמטם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.