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Tsurat haktana (צורת הקטנה) means diminutive in Hebrew.

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

צוּרַת הַקְטָנָה
tsurat haktana
noun · feminine
In English

diminutive

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with צ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsurat haktana.

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

  1. 1
    בלשנותצורת שם־עצם או שם־תואר בדרגתו המוקטנת. את ההקטנה יוצרים על פי רוב על ידי סיומת או הכפלה של אות או הברה מסוף המילה. לעתים משמשת צורת ההקטנה כדי להביע חיבה או זלזול.

The word Tsurat haktana is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
צוּרַת הַקְטָנָה
Written without vowel points
צורת הקטנה
Said
tsurat haktana
Plural
צוּרוֹת הַקְטָנָה
Inflections
ר' צוּרוֹת הַקְטָנָה
Gematria
865

This is how Tsurat haktana is said in other languages.

English
diminutive
Russian
уменьшительный

These words come before and after Tsurat haktana in the dictionary.

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What does Tsurat haktana (⁨צורת הקטנה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tsurat haktana (⁨צורת הקטנה⁩) means diminutive. It is said tsurat haktana, with the stress on rat.

Is Tsurat haktana (⁨צורת הקטנה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tsurat haktana (⁨צורת הקטנה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨צוּרוֹת הַקְטָנָה⁩.

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

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