Pateti (פאתטי) means pathetic in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פָּתֵטִי
pateti
adjective
In English
pathetic
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pateti.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עלוב, מעורר רחמים.
The word Pateti is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- פָּתֵטִי
- Written without vowel points
- פאתטי
- Said
- pateti
- Feminine form
- פָּטֵתִּית
- Inflections
- נ' פָּטֵתִּית
- Gematria
- 500
This is how Pateti is said in other languages.
- English
- pathetic
These words mean nearly the same as Pateti.
- מעורר רחמים
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These words rhyme with Pateti.
These words come before and after Pateti in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pateti.
What does Pateti (פאתטי) mean in Hebrew?
Pateti (פאתטי) means pathetic. It is said pateti, with the stress on te.
What is a synonym for Pateti (פאתטי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pateti (פאתטי) are מעורר רחמים.
What rhymes with Pateti (פאתטי)?
Words that rhyme with Pateti (פאתטי) include פתי, ספגטי, תיאורטי, אתי, אתי, and דיסקרטי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתטי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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