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Film director in Hebrew is בַּמַּאי (bamáy).

It can also be said במאי קולנוע or במאי סרטים, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

בַּמַּאי
bamáy
noun · masculine
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In English

film director

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with F

These are the Hebrew words for film director as a noun.

a person who directs and supervises the production of a movie, especially as profession

  • בַּמַּאיבמאיbamáymasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • במאי קולנועbamáy kolnóamasculine
  • במאי סרטיםbamáy sratímmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word בַּמַּאי.

Written with vowel points
בַּמַּאי
Written without vowel points
במאי
Said
bamáy
Plural
בַּמָּאִים
Feminine form
בַּמָּאִית
Its meanings in English
film director, a director

The Hebrew dictionary's page for במאי, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with film director.

These words come before and after film director in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨film director⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨film director⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨film director⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בַּמַּאי⁩, said bamáy. Without vowel points it is written ⁨במאי⁩. Its plural is ⁨בַּמָּאִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨film director⁩?

Besides ⁨במאי⁩, ⁨film director⁩ can be said ⁨במאי קולנוע⁩ (bamáy kolnóa) or ⁨במאי סרטים⁩ (bamáy sratím), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨במאי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨במאי⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨בַּמָּאִית⁩.

What else does ⁨במאי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨film director⁩, ⁨במאי⁩ can mean ⁨a director⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry film director and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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